The piriformospora indica effector PIIN_08944 promotes the mutualistic Sebacinalean symbiosis

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 6, Issue OCTOBER, 2015, Pages

  Akum, Fidele N ^a   Steinbrenner, Jens ^a   Biedenkopf, Dagmar ^a   Imani, Jafargholi ^a   Kogel, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endophyte; Fungal effectors; Mutualist; Piriformospora indica; Root; Small secreted proteins; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947436388     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00906     Document Type: Article

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