Magnaporthe grisea cutinase2 mediates appressorium differentiation and host penetration and is required for full virulence

Plant Cell

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2674-2689

  Skamnioti, Pari ^a   Gurr, Sarah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION; CROPS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MONOMERS; PATHOGENS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

APPRESSORIUM MATURATION; ESTERASE ACTIVITY; INFECTION STRUCTURE; RICE BLAST FUNGUS;

FUNGUS ATTACK;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 35348871356     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.107.051219     Document Type: Article

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