A ferroxidation/permeation iron uptake system is required for virulence in Ustilago maydis

Plant Cell

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3332-3345

  Eichhorn, Heiko ^a,b   Lessing, Franziska ^a,c   Winterberg, Britta ^a   Schirawski, Jan ^a   Kämper, Jörg ^a   Müller, Philip ^a,d   Kahmann, Regine ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^c HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^d Eppendorf Vertrieb Deutschland GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; FUNGI; OXIDATION; PLANT CELL CULTURE; YEAST;

GENOME MICROARRAYS; PATHOSYSTEMS; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

IRON;

CORN; ENZYMES; IRON; OXIDATION; PLANTS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; USTILAGO MAYDIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33845784218     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.106.043588     Document Type: Article

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