Recognition-and defense-related gene expression at 3 resynthesis stages in lichen symbionts

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-12

  Athukorala, Sarangi N P ^a   Piercey Normore, Michele D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compatible and incompatible algae; Controlled parasitism; Lichen; QPCR; Resynthesis

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

BIOASSAY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GREEN ALGA; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LICHEN; RECOGNITION; SYMBIONT;

ALGA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASTEROCHLORIS GLOMERATA; CELL STRUCTURE; CLADONIA RANGIFERINA; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; LICHEN (ORGANISM); NONHUMAN; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION; ASCOMYCETES; GENETICS; GREEN ALGA; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS;

ALGAE; CLADONIA RANGIFERINA;

ASCOMYCOTA; CHLOROPHYTA; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; LICHENS; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84977822333     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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