Host physiology and pathogenic variation of Cochliobolus heterostrophus strains with mutations in the G protein alpha subunit, CGA1

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 5005-5009

  Degani, Ofir ^a   Maor, Rudy ^b   Hadar, Ruthi ^a   Sharon, Amir ^b   Horwitz, Benjamin A ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DISEASES; FUNGI; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEINS;

EUKARYOTIC SIGNALING PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

PATHOLOGY;

CYTOKININ; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN CGA1; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; COCHLIOBOLUS HETEROSTROPHUS; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GENE MUTATION; HOST; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS; MUTATION; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE; ZEA MAYS;

COCHLIOBOLUS; COCHLIOBOLUS HETEROSTROPHUS; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 4143145520     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.8.5005-5009.2004     Document Type: Article

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