Expression of a novel chitinase by the fungal endophyte in Poa ampla

Mycologia

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 526-536

  Li, Huaijun Michael ^a   Sullivan, Ray ^a   Moy, Melinda ^a   Kobayashi, Donald Y ^a   Belanger, Faith C ^a  

^a Rutgers University   (United States)

Author keywords

Epichlo ; Mutualistic symbiosis; Neotyphodium

Indexed keywords

ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; GRASS; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; PROTEIN; SYMBIOSIS;

EPICHLOE; FALLAX; FESTUCA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; FESTUCA RUBRA; FUNGI; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; NEOTYPHODIUM; POA; POA AMPLA; POA SECUNDA; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS;

EID: 2942687991     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2005.11832951     Document Type: Article

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