Massive sequencing of Ulmus minor’s transcriptome provides new molecular tools for a genus under the constant threat of Dutch elm disease

Acknowledgments We would like to thank Jorge Dominguez for supplying the plant material and Juan Antonio Martín for supplying the fungal strains. This research was funded by the Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente (MAGRAMA), and by the Spanish National Research Plan (AGL2012-35580). We would also like to express our gratitude to the Spanish Elm Breeding and Conservation Programme. ; Elms, especially Ulmus minor and U. americana, are carrying out a hard battle against Dutch elm disease (DED). This vascular wilt disease, caused by Ophiostoma ulmi and O. novo-ulmi, appeared i... Mehr ...