The Magas1 gene is involved in pathogenesis by affecting penetration in Metarhizium acridum

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 889-893

  Cao, Yueqing ^a,b   Zhu, Xiangxian ^a,b   Jiao, Run ^a,b   Xia, Yuxian ^a,b  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chongqing Key Laboratory of Catalysis and New Environmental Materials   (China)

Author keywords

Appressorium; Magas1; Metarhizium acridum; Pathogenic fungus; Penetration; Virulence

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; MAGAS1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EGFP GENE; EGH16 GENE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSION GENE; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INOCULATION; LOCUST; MAGAS1 GENE; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ACRIDUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; ANIMALS; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; INSECTS; METARHIZIUM; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84862188680     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1111.11055     Document Type: Article

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