Characterization of protein kinase PsSRPKL, a novel pathogenicity factor in the wheat stripe rust fungus

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2601-2617

  Cheng, Yulin ^a   Wang, Xiaojie ^a   Yao, Juanni ^a   Voegele, Ralf T ^b   Zhang, Yanru ^a   Wang, Wumei ^a   Huang, Lili ^a   Kang, Zhensheng ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; PUCCINIA GRAMINIS; PUCCINIA STRIIFORMIS F. SP. TRITICI; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCETACEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; UREDINALES;

FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARABIDOPSIS; BASIDIOMYCETES; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; FOOD GRAIN; GENETICS; HOST RANGE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT DISEASE; WHEAT;

ARABIDOPSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; BASIDIOMYCOTA; DNA, FUNGAL; EDIBLE GRAIN; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HOST SPECIFICITY; PLANT DISEASES; PROTEIN KINASES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRITICUM; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84939265817     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12719     Document Type: Article

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