And they found that key areas in chromosomes, the centromeric regions, are 25 % smaller in the benign fungus, for reasons unknown but that offer «an excellent starting point for follow - up investigations,» notes Kim Hammond - Kosack,
a molecular plant pathologist at Rothamsted and leader of the research team.
Not exact matches
The work represents «a really nice collaboration between
molecular biologists and
plant breeders,» says Jan Leach, a
plant pathologist at Colorado State University in Fort Collins.
For
molecular geneticist Katie Coats, that means working with the WSDA and WSU Puyallup
plant pathologist Gary Chastagner to understand the genetics of the exotic
plant pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, the cause of sudden oak death.
Research
Plant Pathologist /
Molecular Biologist, August 2011 — present Agricultural Research Service — Pullman, Washington