Expressed sequences tags of the anther smut fungus, <it>Microbotryum violaceum</it>, identify mating and pathogenicity genes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The basidiomycete fungus <it>Microbotryum violaceum </it>is responsible for the anther-smut disease in many plants of the Caryophyllaceae family and is a model in genetics and evolutionary biology. Infection is initiated...

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Main Authors: Devier Benjamin, Rodolphe François, Hood Michael E, Gendrault Annie, Chiapello Hélène, Marthey Sylvain, Yockteng Roxana, Wincker Patrick, Dossat Carole, Giraud Tatiana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-08-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/8/272