A gene with domains related to transcription regulation is required for pathogenicity in Colletotrichum acutatum causing Key lime anthracnose

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 513-525

  Chen, Hui Qin ^a   Cao, Lihua ^a   Dekkers, Katherine L ^a   Rollins, Jeffrey A ^a   Ko, Nan J ^a,b   Timmer, L W ^a   Chung, Kuang Ren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MEIHO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRUS; COLLETOTRICHUM; FUNGI; GLOMERELLA ACUTATA;

EID: 33745411578     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2005.00300.x     Document Type: Article

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