Genomic tillage and the harvest of fungal phytopathogens

New Phytologist

Volumn 196, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1015-1023

  Oliver, Richard ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ascomycetes; Effectors; Fungi; Genomes; Horizontal gene transfer pathogens; Transposons

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENOME; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENETICS;

EVOLUTION; FUNGAL GENOME; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MAGNAPORTHE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; REVIEW; TRANSPOSON;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOME, FUNGAL; MAGNAPORTHE; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS;

ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 84868562843     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04330.x     Document Type: Review

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