Root infection and systemic colonization of maize by Colletotrichum graminicola

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 823-832

  Sukno, Serenella A ^a,b   García, Verónica M ^a   Shaw, Brian D ^a   Thon, Michael R ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DISEASES; FUNGI; PROTEINS;

FUNGAL LINEAGES; INTERCELLULAR HYPHAE; MICROSCLEROTIA; PLANT ROOT COLONIZATION;

CROPS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ANTHRACNOSE; FUNGUS; MAIZE; PATHOGEN; PROTEIN; ROOT COLONIZATION;

ANTHRACNOSE; ARTICLE; COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM GRAMINICOLA; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT;

COLLETOTRICHUM; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; ZEA MAYS;

FUNGI; GLOMERELLA GRAMINICOLA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 38949185087     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01165-07     Document Type: Article

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