Disruption of the serine proteinase gene (sep) in Aspergillus flavus leads to a compensatory increase in the expression of a metalloproteinase gene (mep20)

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 3899-3907

  Ramesh, Matur V ^a   Kolattukudy, Pappachan E ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Neurobiotechnology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYFLOS; HYGROMYCIN; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOPROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE; SUBTILISIN; TRITIUM;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELASTOLYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MARKER GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRULENCE;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; STREPTOMYCES; TRITIUM;

EID: 0029889602     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.13.3899-3907.1996     Document Type: Article

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