Analyses of expressed sequence tags from the maize foliar pathogen <it>Cercospora zeae-maydis </it>identify novel genes expressed during vegetative, infectious, and reproductive growth

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The ascomycete fungus <it>Cercospora zeae-maydis </it>is an aggressive foliar pathogen of maize that causes substantial losses annually throughout the Western Hemisphere. Despite its impact on maize production, little is...

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Main Authors: Kema Gert HJ, Goodwin Stephen B, Lindquist Erika A, Dhillon Braham, Bluhm Burton H, Dunkle Larry D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-11-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/523