A review of ultrastructural and ultracytochemical studies of infection processes in some plant wilt diseases: The opaque matter extensively involved, its links with pathogen elements, insights into its nature

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 137-155

  Ouellette, G B ^a   Charest, P M ^b   Chamberland, H ^b  

^a Université Laval ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

cellulose; chitin; DNA gold labeling; fungal extracellular material

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; FUNGUS; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT DISEASE; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

FUNGI; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS;

EID: 79957452689     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927610094407     Document Type: Review

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