Gene disruption and characterization of a class V chitin synthase in Botrytis cinerea

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1267-1274

  Cui, Zhifeng ^a   Ding, Zhenke ^a   Yang, Xiao ^a   Wang, Kun ^a   Zhu, Tingheng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Botrytis cinerea; Class V chitin synthase; Functional analysis; Gene disruption

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS-MEDIATED TRANSFORMATION; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; CALCOFLUOR WHITE; CELLULAR RESPONSE; CHITIN SYNTHASE; CLASS V; GENE DISRUPTIONS; GROWTH CHARACTERISTIC; MOTOR DOMAIN; PHYTOPATHOGENIC FUNGI; SYNTHASES; TOMATO LEAVES; WILD-TYPE STRAIN;

BIOCHEMISTRY; FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS; GENE ENCODING; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CHITIN;

CHITIN SYNTHASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SORBITOL;

CELL ORGANELLE; FRUIT; FUNGUS; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; CELL FUNCTION; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DISRUPTION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOMATO; WILD TYPE;

BENZENESULFONATES; BOTRYTIS; CELL WALL; CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, FUNGAL; GENE DELETION; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASES; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; FUNGI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 73449142500     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W09-076     Document Type: Article

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