Convergent Evolution: Gene Sharing by Eukaryotic Plant Pathogens

Current Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 18, 2006, Pages

  Andersson, Jan O ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MAGNAPORTHE; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOPHTHORA; PLANT; SHORT SURVEY;

GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; MAGNAPORTHE; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOPHTHORA; PLANTS;

EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; OOMYCETES;

EID: 33748453768     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.08.042     Document Type: Short Survey

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