Identification and characterization of chitin synthase genes in the postharvest citrus fruit pathogen Penicillium digitatum

Fungal Biology

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 654-664

  Gandía, Mónica ^a   Harries, Eleonora ^a   Marcos, Jose F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Chitin synthase; Citrus fruit; Penicillium digitatum; Postharvest decay

Indexed keywords

CHITIN SYNTHASE; FUNGAL DNA;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUIT; FUNGAL DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; OSMOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CITRUS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYCELIUM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PENICILLIUM; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT DISEASE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SYNTENY;

CHITIN SYNTHASE; CITRUS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, FUNGAL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCELIUM; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PENICILLIUM; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPORES, FUNGAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SYNTENY;

CITRUS; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM;

EID: 84861665466     PISSN: 18786146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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