Characterization of a novel broad-spectrum antifungal protein from virus-infected Helminthosporium (Cochliobolus) victoriae

Phytopathology

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 880-889

  De Sá, Patricia B ^a,b   Havens, Wendy M ^a   Ghabrial, Said A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HYPHOMYCETES; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIROLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOPHAGES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FUNGI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HELMINTHOSPORIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

COCHLIOBOLUS VICTORIAE; FUNGI; HELMINTHOSPORIUM VICTORIAE; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; SCORPIONES; TOTIVIRUS;

EID: 77956759412     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-100-9-0880     Document Type: Article

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