Charaterization of RNA silencing and avirulence in two related smut fungi

The basidiomycete cereal pathogens Ustilago hordei and U. maydis are closely related and possess genomes with a high degree of homology and synteny. I report on the disparity of the RNAi phenomenon between U. hordei and U. maydis. Using an RNAi expression vector I targeted both a GUS transgene and...

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Main Author: Laurie, John Drummond
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/3454