Homologs of the aflatoxin biosynthetic gene ver-1 in strains of Aspergillus oryzae and related species

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 161-164

  Kusumoto, Ken Ichi ^a,b   Mori, Katsumi ^a   Nogata, Yoichi ^b   Ohta, Hideaki ^b   Manabe, Masaru ^c  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR WESTERN REGION   (Japan)

^c Japan Grain Inspection Association   (Japan)

Author keywords

aflatoxin biosynthesis; Aspergillus; koji molds; ver 1

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; ASPERGILLUS SOJAE;

EID: 0029819591     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0922-338X(96)85040-9     Document Type: Article

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