QTL mapping of fungicide sensitivity reveals novel genes and pleiotropy with melanization in the pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 80, Issue , 2015, Pages 53-67

  Lendenmann, Mark H ^a   Croll, Daniel ^a   McDonald, Bruce A ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ABC transporters; Automated digital image processing; CYP51; Mycosphaerella graminicola; Quantitative trait nucleotide (QTN); Restriction site associated DNA sequencing (RADseq)

Indexed keywords

ERGOSTEROL; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGICIDE; MELANIN; PROPICONAZOLE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; STEROL 14ALPHA DEMETHYLASE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYP51 GENE; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ERG6 GENE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGICIDE SENSITIVITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MELANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PETRI DISH; PKS1 GENE; PLEIOTROPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS MAPPING; RESTRICTION SITE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STEROL SYNTHESIS; ZYMOSEPTORIA TRITICI; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ASCOMYCETES; CHROMOSOME MAP; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; WHEAT;

MYCOSPHAERELLA GRAMINICOLA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

ASCOMYCOTA; AZOLES; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; GENETIC PLEIOTROPY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; TRITICUM;

EID: 84930203700     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2015.05.001     Document Type: Article

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