Use of comparative genomics-based markers for discrimination of host specificity in Fusarium oxysporum

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  van Dam, Peter ^a   de Sain, Mara ^a   ter Horst, Anneliek ^a   van der Gragt, Michelle ^a   Rep, Martijn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cucurbits; Genome analysis; Host range; Molecular markers; Pathogen detection; Pathogenic fungi

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; GENES; PATHOGENS; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CUCURBITS; GENOME ANALYSIS; HOST RANGE; MOLECULAR MARKER; PATHOGEN DETECTION; PATHOGENIC FUNGI;

FUNGI;

BIOASSAY; BIOMARKER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUNGUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; HOST RANGE; HOST SPECIFICITY; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PATHOGENICITY; VINE;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. CUCUMERINUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. LAGENARIAE; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. MELONIS; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. MOMORDICAE; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. NIVEUM;

CLASSIFICATION; CUCURBITACEAE; FUNGAL GENOME; FUSARIUM; GENETICS; HOST RANGE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASE; WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING;

CUCURBITACEAE; FUSARIUM; GENOME, FUNGAL; HOST SPECIFICITY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASES; WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING;

EID: 85039862589     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01868-17     Document Type: Article

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