The epichloae: Alkaloid diversity and roles in symbiosis with grasses

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 480-488

  Schardl, Christopher L ^a   Florea, Simona ^a   Pan, Juan ^a   Nagabhyru, Padmaja ^a   Bec, Sladana ^a   Calie, Patrick J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAVICIPITACEAE; EPICHLOE; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; NEOTYPHODIUM; POACEAE;

ALKALOID;

EPICHLOE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEOTYPHODIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; REVIEW; SYMBIOSIS;

ALKALOIDS; EPICHLOE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; NEOTYPHODIUM; POACEAE; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84881617578     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2013.06.012     Document Type: Review

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