Analysis of a nonribosomal peptide synthetase gene from Alternaria brassicae and flanking genomic sequences

Current Genetics

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 214-224

  Guillemette, Thomas ^a   Sellam, Adnane ^a   Simoneau, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

ABC transporter; Alternaria brassicae; Nonribosomal peptide synthetase; Pathogenic determinant; Seed borne pathogen; Siderophore

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA BRASSICAE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUCIFERA; DNA FLANKING REGION; EPIMERIZATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SCREENING; MOLECULAR SIZE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT FUNGUS INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALTERNARIA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA BRASSICAE; FUNGI;

EID: 2542497814     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00294-003-0479-z     Document Type: Article

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