Characterization of the glyoxalase I gene from the vascular wilt fungus Verticillium dahliae

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 816-822

  Klimes, A ^a,b   Neumann, M J ^a,c   Grant, S J ^a   Dobinson, K F ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

2 oxoaldehydes; Glycolytic methylglyoxal pathway; Verticillium wilt

Indexed keywords

2-OXOALDEHYDES; GLYCOLYTIC METHYLGLYOXAL PATHWAY; VERTICILLIUM WILT;

ALDEHYDES; AMINO ACIDS; ENZYMES; FUNGI; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEINS;

GENES;

GLUTATHIONE DERIVATIVE; LACTOYLGLUTATHIONE; LACTOYLGLUTATHIONE LYASE; METHYLGLYOXAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; FUNGUS; GENE; MORPHOGENESIS; PATHOGEN; RESTING STAGE; WILT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITE; VERTICILLIUM DAHLIAE;

BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, FUNGAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GLUTATHIONE; LACTOYLGLUTATHIONE LYASE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PYRUVALDEHYDE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; VERTICILLIUM;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; FUNGI; VERTICILLIUM DAHLIAE;

EID: 33846154967     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W06-033     Document Type: Article

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