Identification of pathogenesis-associated genes by T-DNA-mediated insertional mutagenesis in Botrytis cinerea: A type 2A phosphoprotein phosphatase and an SPT3 transcription factor have significant impact on virulence

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 481-495

  Giesbert, S ^a   Schumacher, J ^a   Kupas, V ^a   Espino, J ^a   Segmuller N ^a   Haeuser Hahn, I ^b   Schreier, P H ^b   Tudzynski, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b BAYER CROPSCIENCE AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; T DNA; T-DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BOTRYTIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHASEOLUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE;

BOTRYTIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENE LIBRARY; GENE SILENCING; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PHASEOLUS; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASES; PLANT DISEASES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIRULENCE;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; FUNGI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84858992120     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-07-11-0199     Document Type: Article

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