Cpkk1, MAPKK of Cryphonectria parasitica, is necessary for virulence on chestnut

Phytopathology

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1100-1110

  Rostagno, Laura ^a   Prodi, Antonio ^b   Turina, Massimo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE PLANT PROTECTION   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; FUNGAL RNA; MESSENGER RNA;

AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT DISEASE; VIRULENCE;

AESCULUS; ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENE SILENCING; PLANT DISEASES; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, MESSENGER; VIRULENCE;

CASTANEA SATIVA; CRYPHONECTRIA PARASITICA; FUNGI;

EID: 77958038951     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-02-10-0044     Document Type: Article

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