Sequence Analysis and Structural Characterization of a Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Gene from the Phytopathogenic Fungus Eremothecium ashbyi

Mycopathologia

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-131

  Sengupta, Sudeshna ^a   Chandra, T S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Codon bias; Eremothecium ashbyi; Gene isolation; Glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase; Homology model

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCOTA; EREMOTHECIUM; EREMOTHECIUM ASHBYI; EREMOTHECIUM GOSSYPII; FUNGI; GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 78651385201     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-010-9357-7     Document Type: Article

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