Identification of genes differentially expressed in grapevine associated with resistance to Elsinoe ampelina through suppressive subtraction hybridization

► The SSH library was first constructed from Chinese wild V. quinquangularis infected by E. ampelina. ► 461 Unique genes were functionally categorized based on gene ontology. ► The qRT-PCR was performed for selected genes to validate the ESTs quality. ► This study could help to better understand the disease response in grapevines.