Parallels in Intercellular Communication in Oomycete and Fungal Pathogens of Plants and Humans

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Lee, Soo Chan ^a   Ristaino, Jean B ^b   Heitman, Joseph ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; EUKARYOTE; FUNGUS; MATING TYPE; MUCORALES; NONHUMAN; OOMYCETES; PHYTOPHTHORA; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

HUMANS; INFECTION; PHEROMONES; PHYTOPHTHORA; PLANT DISEASES; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84872023571     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003028     Document Type: Article

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