Effects of host plant environment and Ustilago maydis infection on the fungal endophyte community of maize (Zea mays)

New Phytologist

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 147-156

  Pan, Jean J ^a,b   Baumgarten, Andrew M ^c   May, Georgiana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Community composition; Community diversity; Fungal endophytes; Interspecific interactions; Microbial communities; Plant fungal interactions; Symbioses

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GENETIC VARIATION; HOST PLANT; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MAIZE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PARASITE RESISTANCE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SYMBIOSIS;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MAIZE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSGENIC PLANT; USTILAGO;

ECOSYSTEM; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYMBIOSIS; USTILAGO; ZEA MAYS;

FUNGI; USTILAGO MAYDIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 40349100231     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02350.x     Document Type: Article

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