Genomes, free radicals and plant cell invasion: recent developments in plant pathogenic fungi

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 367-372

  Egan, Martin J ^a   Talbot, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

CYTOLOGY; FUNGUS; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOMICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW;

FREE RADICALS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUNGI; GENOME, FUNGAL; GENOMICS; PLANTS;

FUNGI;

EID: 48049109393     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2008.05.008     Document Type: Review

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