Identification of an elicitin gene cluster in Phytophthora cinnamomi and analys...

• Author(s): Duclos, J. ; Aurélio, M. ; Graca, J. ; Coelho, A. C. ; Fauconnier, A. ; Jacquet, Alain ; Bollen, Alex ; Cravador, A. ; Biemans, R. ; Godfroid, Edmond
• Date: 1998
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/1236
• Origin: Sapientia - Universidade do Algarve
• Subject(s): Phytophthora cinnamoni; Quercus suber L.; Eucalyptus marginata Donn.; Castanea sativa L.
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

The oomycetous fungus Phytophthora cinnamoni plays and important role in the necrotic activity observed on feeder root of cork oaks (Quercus suber L.) and eucalyptus (eucalyptus marginata Donn. Ex. Sm.)trees reducing the capacity of these hosts to absorb water and nutrients.