A nonribosomal peptide synthetase mediates siderophore production and virulence in the citrus fungal pathogen Alternaria alternata

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 497-505

  Chen, Li Hung ^a   Lin, Ching Hsuan ^a,b   Chung, Kuang Ren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; FERRIC CHLORIDE; FERRIC ION; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; IRON CHELATING AGENT; MELANIN; NONRIBOSOMAL PEPTIDE SYNTHETASE; OXIDIZING AGENT; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE; SIDEROPHORE;

ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CITRUS; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

ALTERNARIA; CHLORIDES; CITRUS; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; MELANINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OXIDANTS; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; SIDEROPHORES; SPORES, FUNGAL; VIRULENCE;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; CITRUS;

EID: 84877058487     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12021     Document Type: Article

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