A MAP kinase gene, BMK1, is required for conidiation and pathogenicity in the rice leaf spot pathogen Bipolaris oryzae

Microbiological Research

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 108-114

  Moriwaki, Akihiro ^a   Kihara, Junichi ^a   Mori, Chie ^a   Arase, Sakae ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bipolaris oryzae; Conidiation; Mitogen activated protein (MAP) kinase; Near ultraviolet radiation; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; FUNGI; GENE ENCODING; GENES; PATHOGENS; PLANT CELL CULTURE;

BIPOLARIS ORYZAE; CONIDIATION; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN (MAP) KINASE; NEAR-ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; PATHOGENICITY;

ENZYMES;

FUNGAL DISEASE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LEAF; PATHOGENICITY; RICE; VIRULENCE;

BIPOLARIS ORYZAE; FUNGI;

EID: 33847655635     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2006.01.014     Document Type: Article

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