Sequencing and functional analysis of the genome of a nematode egg-parasitic fungus, Pochonia chlamydosporia

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 69-80

  Larriba, Eduardo ^a   Jaime, María D L A ^b   Carbonell Caballero, José ^c   Conesa, Ana ^c   Dopazo, Joaquín ^c   Nislow, Corey ^b,d,e   Martín Nieto, José ^a   Lopez Llorca, Luis Vicente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN PRÍNCIPE FELIPE   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endophyte; Gene ontology; Genome sequencing; Hydrolytic enzymes; Nematophagous fungus; Pochonia chlamydosporia

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; FUNGAL DNA; GENOMIC DNA; GLYCOSIDASE; PROTEINASE; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDOPHYTE; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; FUNGAL GENOME; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC MODEL; GENOME ANALYSIS; HYPOCREALES; NEMATODAL PLANT DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT FUNGUS INTERACTION; PLANT GROWTH; POCHONIA CHLAMYDOSPORIA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ASCOMYCETES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE ONTOLOGY; GENETICS; HORDEUM; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEMATODE; OOCYTE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ASCOMYCOTA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENE ONTOLOGY; GENOME, FUNGAL; HORDEUM; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; NEMATODA; OVUM; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOTS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84896126325     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2014.02.002     Document Type: Article

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