Gene expression profiling of candidate virulence factors in the laminated root rot pathogen Phellinus sulphurascens.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Phellinus sulphurascens is a fungal pathogen that causes laminar root rot in conifers, one of the most damaging root diseases in western North America. Despite its importance as a forest pathogen, this fungus is still poorly studied at the genomic level. An understanding of the molecular events involved in establishment of the disease should help to develop new methods for control of this disease.

Results

We generated over 4600 expressed sequence tags from two cDNA libraries constructed using either mycelia grown on cellophane sheets and exposed to Douglas-fir roots or tissues from P. sulphurascens-infected Douglas-fir roots. A total of 890 unique genes were identified from the two libraries, and functional classification of 636 of these genes was possible using t

SUBMITTER: Williams HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4117978 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature