Identification of a second family of genes in Moniliophthora perniciosa, the causal agent of witches' broom disease in cacao, encoding necrosis-inducing proteins similar to cerato-platanins

Mycological Research

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-72

  Zaparoli, Gustavo ^a   Cabrera, Odalys García ^a   Medrano, Francisco Javier ^a   Tiburcio, Ricardo ^a   Lacerda, Gustavo ^a   Pereira, Gonçalo Guimarães ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerato platanin; Moniliophthora perniciosa; NEP1 like proteins; Witches' broom disease

Indexed keywords

CERATO PLATANIN PROTEIN, CERATOCYSTIS FIMBRIATA; CERATO-PLATANIN PROTEIN, CERATOCYSTIS FIMBRIATA; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

DISEASE; EVERGREEN TREE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; PATHOGEN; PROTEIN;

AGARICALES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CACAO; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NECROSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT LEAF;

AGARICALES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CACAO; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NECROSIS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; CERATOCYSTIS FIMBRIATA; FUNGI; MONILIOPHTHORA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 57649155503     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: 14698102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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