Delivery and Perception of Pathogen Signals in Plants
Author | : Noel T. Keen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105110180531 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Download or read book Delivery and Perception of Pathogen Signals in Plants written by Noel T. Keen and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of the past 50 years of plant microbe research heads 26 papers from the 8th Japan-US Cooperative Science Seminar on "Plant perception of pathogen signals" held in June 1999 in Marina del Ray, CA. Parallels between plant and animal host defense systems is a major theme. Historical topics of interest that continue to draw attention include: growth hormones, fungal and bacterial toxins, the avirulent gene concept, pathogen elicitors and hypersensitive responses, and the avirulence and harpin molecules. A new seminar focus is Hrp delivery system and apoptosis. Keen is at the U. of California, Riverside. Lacks an index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.