The ftsZ gene of the endocellular bacterium 'Candidatus Glomeribacter gigasporarum' is preferentially expressed during the symbiotic phases of its host mycorrhizal fungus

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 302-310

  Anca, Iulia Andra ^a   Lumini, Erica ^a   Ghignone, Stefano ^b   Salvioli, Alessandra ^a   Bianciotto, Valeria ^b   Bonfante, Paola ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; FTSZ PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BURKHOLDERIACEAE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYCORRHIZA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BURKHOLDERIACEAE; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCORRHIZAE; PHYLOGENY; SYMBIOSIS;

ARBUSCULAR; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDATUS GLOMERIBACTER GIGASPORARUM; ENDOBACTERIA; FUNGI; GIGASPORA MARGARITA;

EID: 61349194453     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-22-3-0302     Document Type: Article

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