Morphogenesis in germinating Fusarium graminearum macroconidia

Mycologia

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 880-887

  Harris, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell polarity; Fusarium; Macro conidia; Microtubules; Spore germination

Indexed keywords

CHITIN;

MORPHOGENESIS;

ARTICLE; CELL POLARITY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNGUS SPORE; FUSARIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROTUBULE; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

CELL POLARITY; CHITIN; FUSARIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROTUBULES; MORPHOGENESIS; SPORES, FUNGAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 31744452027     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: 00275514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3852/mycologia.97.4.880     Document Type: Article

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