Filamentous pathogen effector functions: Of pathogens, hosts and microbiomes

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 20, Issue , 2014, Pages 96-103

  Rovenich, Hanna ^a   Boshoven, Jordi C ^a   Thomma, Bart PHJ ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; PLANT; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT IMMUNITY;

HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MICROBIOTA; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT IMMUNITY; PLANTS;

EID: 84901436127     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2014.05.001     Document Type: Review

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