Function of genes encoding acyl-CoA synthetase and enoyl-CoA hydratase for host-selective ACT-toxin biosynthesis in the tangerine pathotype of Alternaria alternata

Phytopathology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 369-377

  Miyamoto, Y ^a   Ishii, Y ^a   Honda, A ^a   Masunaka, A ^a   Tsuge, T ^b   Yamamoto, M ^c   Ohtani, K ^a   Fukumoto, T ^a   Gomi, K ^a   Peever, T L ^d   Akimitsu, K ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrus; Host specific toxin; Toxin biosynthesis gene cluster

Indexed keywords

ENOYL COENZYME A HYDRATASE; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID COENZYME A LIGASE; MYCOTOXIN;

ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CITRUS FRUIT; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGAL GENE; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

ALTERNARIA; CITRUS; COENZYME A LIGASES; ENOYL-COA HYDRATASE; GENES, FUNGAL; GENOMICS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MYCOTOXINS; VIRULENCE;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; CITRUS; CITRUS RETICULATA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; FUNGI; PUNCTUM BLANDIANUM; PYRUS; PYRUS PYRIFOLIA VAR. CULTA;

EID: 65249102733     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-99-4-0369     Document Type: Article

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