title: Detection of double-stranded RNA elements in the plant pathogenic fungus Rhizoctonia solani.
abstract: Many species of fungi have been shown to harbor double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) elements. A single fungal isolate of Rhizoctonia solani may have as many as five different dsRNA elements within them. The presence of specific dsRNA elements influence pathogenicity in host plants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA.
authors.forename: Nikki D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Charlton
authors.forename: Stellos M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Tavantzis
authors.forename: Marc A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cubeta
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D005658:Fungi / Q000235:genetics; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology*; D012330:RNA, Double-Stranded / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012232:Rhizoctonia / Q000235:genetics*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D012330:RNA, Double-Stranded