Viral trans-dominant manipulation of algal sphingolipids

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 651-655

  Michaelson, Louise V ^a   Dunn, Teresa M ^b   Napier, Johnathan A ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSYLCERAMIDE; VIRUS PROTEIN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; HAPTOPHYTA; METABOLISM; PHYCODNAVIRIDAE; SHORT SURVEY; VIROLOGY;

GLUCOSYLCERAMIDES; HAPTOPHYTA; PHYCODNAVIRIDAE; VIRAL PROTEINS;

ALGAE; COCCOLITHOVIRUS; EMILIANIA HUXLEYI;

EID: 78649636158     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2010.09.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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