Identification and structure of the mating-type locus and development of PCR-based markers for mating type in powdery mildew fungi

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 704-713

  Brewer, Marin Talbot ^a   Cadle Davidson, Lance ^b   Cortesi, Paolo ^c   Spanu, Pietro D ^d   Milgroom, Michael G ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erysiphales; Erysiphe necator; MAT locus; Mating type; Powdery mildew; Transcriptome

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BLUMERIA GRAMINIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYSIPHE NECATOR; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL GENOME; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; GRAPE; LEOTIOMYCETES; MAT1 1 3 GENE; MAT1 1 GENE; MAT1 2 1 GENE; MAT1 2 GENE; MAT1 GENE; MATING TYPE; MICROSPHAERA SYRINGAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PODOSPHAERA XANTHII; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POWDERY MILDEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ASCOMYCOTA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, FUNGAL; GENE ORDER; GENES, MATING TYPE, FUNGAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; MYCOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; UNITED STATES; VITIS;

ASCOMYCOTA; BLUMERIA GRAMINIS F. SP. HORDEI; ERYSIPHALES; ERYSIPHE NECATOR; ERYSIPHE SYRINGAE; FUNGI; LEOTIOMYCETES; PODOSPHAERA XANTHII; VITIS;

EID: 79956109018     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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