Evidence for a common toolbox based on necrotrophy in a fungal lineage spanning necrotrophs, biotrophs, endophytes, host generalists and specialists

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Andrew, Marion ^a   Barua, Reeta ^a   Short, Steven M ^a   Kohn, Linda M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID PROTEINASE; ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; DUAL SPECIFICITY PHOSPHATASE 2; HYDROLASE; OXALIC ACID; OXALOACETATE ACETYLHYDROLASE; POLYGALACTURONASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MESSENGER RNA; OXALOACETASE;

ACP1 GENE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; ASPS GENE; BIOTROPHY; CATALYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL PLANT DISEASE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC SELECTION; HOST GENERALIST; HOST SPECIALIST; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; IN VITRO STUDY; NECROTROPHY; NONHUMAN; OAH GENE; PAC1 GENE; PG1 GENE; PG3 GENE; PG5 GENE; PG6 GENE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM; SYMBIOSIS; ENZYMOLOGY; ESSENTIAL GENE; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYCOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; VIRULENCE;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ASCOMYCOTA; LEOTIOMYCETES; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM; SCLEROTINIACEAE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ENDOPHYTES; FUNGI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, ESSENTIAL; GENES, FUNGAL; GENETIC LOCI; HYDROLASES; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOSES; OXALIC ACID; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; RNA, MESSENGER; SELECTION, GENETIC; TIME FACTORS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84855710549     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029943     Document Type: Article

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