Identification of aflatoxin biosynthesis genes by genetic complementation in an Aspergillus flavus mutant lacking the aflatoxin gene cluster

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 3567-3571

  Prieto, R ^a   Yousibova, G L ^a,b   Woloshuk, C P ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; DNA FRAGMENT; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA PROBE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHENOTYPE; PROTOPLAST;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS;

EID: 0029781896     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.10.3567-3571.1996     Document Type: Article

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