Identification and characterization of the first pectin methylesterase gene discovered in the root lesion nematode Pratylenchus penetrans

• Cláudia S. L. Vicente,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation ICAAM - Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, Universidade de Évora, Pólo da Mitra, Évora, Portugal

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• Lev G. Nemchinov,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland, United States of America

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• Manuel Mota,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Departamento de Biologia & ICAAM - Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Universidade de Évora, Pólo da Mitra, Évora, Portugal

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• Jonathan D. Eisenback,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation School of Plant Environmental Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America

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• Kathryn Kamo,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit, United States of National Arboretum, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland, United States of America

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• Paulo Vieira

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: pvieira@vt.edu

  Affiliations Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland, United States of America, School of Plant Environmental Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5627-2628

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