Comparative Genomics of Plant Fungal Pathogens: The Ustilago-Sporisorium Paradigm

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Wollenberg, Theresa ^a   Schirawski, Jan ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; USTILAGO;

CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; GENOMICS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; PLANT DISEASES; USTILAGO;

EID: 84905372352     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004218     Document Type: Article

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