Expressed sequence tags reveal genetic diversity and putative virulence factors of the pathogenic oomycete Pythium insidiosum

Fungal Biology

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 683-696

  Krajaejun, Theerapong ^a,b   Khositnithikul, Rommanee ^a   Lerksuthirat, Tassanee ^b   Lowhnoo, Tassanee ^a   Rujirawat, Thidarat ^a   Petchthong, Thanom ^a   Yingyong, Wanta ^a   Suriyaphol, Prapat ^c   Smittipat, Nat ^d   Juthayothin, Tada ^d   Phuntumart, Vipaporn ^e   Sullivan, Thomas D ^f  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

^e BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

EST; Expressed sequence tag; Oomycete; Pythiosis; Pythium insidiosum

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIOXIDANT; DATA SET; EUKARYOTE; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME; HEALTH RISK; HOMOLOGY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; IRON; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PROTEIN; PUBLIC HEALTH; STEROL; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASE; PYTHIOSIS; PYTHIUM;

EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASES; PYTHIOSIS; PYTHIUM; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; OOMYCETES; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM INSIDIOSUM;

EID: 79959860715     PISSN: 18786146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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