Gene expression during Ustilago maydis diploid filamentous growth: EST library creation and analyses

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 349-360

  Nugent, Kimberly G ^a   Choffe, Kristen ^a   Saville, Barry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corn smut; Diploid; EST; Filamentous growth; Fungal pathogen; Gene expression; Genome annotation; Ustilago maydis

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONTIG; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL RNA; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DIPLOIDY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE LIBRARY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

FUNGI; UREDINALES; USTILAGO MAYDIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0842305030     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2003.11.006     Document Type: Article

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