Genotypic and chemotypic diversity of neotyphodium endophytes in tall fescue from Greece

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 5501-5510

  Takach, Johanna E ^a   Mittal, Shipra ^a   Swoboda, Ginger A ^a   Bright, Sherrita K ^a   Trammell, Michael A ^a   Hopkins, Andrew A ^a   Young, Carolyn A ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC STRESS; CHEMOTYPES; COLONY MORPHOLOGY; COPY NUMBER; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; GENE CLUSTERS; GENE CONTENT; GENETIC BASIS; GERMPLASMS; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; TALL FESCUE; TAXONOMIC GROUPS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLOROPHYLL; GENES; METABOLITES; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALKALOID; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ENDOPHYTE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GERMPLASM; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDOPHYTE; FESCUE; FUNGUS SPORE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GREECE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEOTYPHODIUM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE;

ALKALOIDS; DNA, FUNGAL; ENDOPHYTES; FESTUCA; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GREECE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEOTYPHODIUM; PHENOTYPE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPORES, FUNGAL;

GREECE;

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; NEOTYPHODIUM; NEOTYPHODIUM COENOPHIALUM; NEOTYPHODIUM SP. FATG-2; POACEAE;

EID: 84866145016     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01084-12     Document Type: Article

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