Host-to-Pathogen Gene Transfer Facilitated Infection of Insects by a Pathogenic Fungus

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Zhao, Hong ^a   Xu, Chuan ^a   Lu, Hsiao Ling ^b   Chen, Xiaoxuan ^a   St Leger, Raymond J ^b   Fang, Weiguo ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ERGOSTEROL; LIPID; CARRIER PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING ASSAY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE TRANSFER; GENOME ANALYSIS; HEMOLYMPH; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INSECT DISEASE; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ROBERTSII; MOLECULAR CLONING; MR NPC2A GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; BEAUVERIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEAUVERIA; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHOLESTEROL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; METARHIZIUM; MOTHS; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84901300365     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004009     Document Type: Article

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