Characterisation of the polygalacturonase gene of the Dutch elm disease pathogen Ophiostoma novo-ulmi

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-37

  Temple, Brad ^a   Bernier, Louis ^b   Hintz, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell wall degrading enzymes; Dutch elm disease; Parasitic fitness factor; Pectinase; Phytopathogen; Polygalacturonase; Virulence

Indexed keywords

CLONING; ENZYMES; FUNGI; PATHOGENS;

CELL WALL-DEGRADING ENZYMES; DUTCH ELM DISEASE; PARASITIC FITNESS FACTOR; PECTINASES; PHYTOPATHOGENS; POLYGALACTURONASE; VIRULENCE;

GENES;

ENZYME; FITNESS; FUNGAL DISEASE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LIFE HISTORY; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PATHOGEN; VIRULENCE;

FUNGI; OPHIOSTOMA NOVO-ULMI; OPHIOSTOMA ULMI; ULMUS;

EID: 67650931266     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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