Disturbance of the Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent signalling pathway is responsible for the resistance of Arabidopsis dnd1 against Pectobacterium carotovorum infection

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 747-759

  Ahn, Il Pyung ^a  

^a National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; CITRUS MAXIMA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. TOMATO;

EID: 35348878171     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2007.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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