Characterization of the function of the ver-1A and ver-1B genes, involved in aflatoxin biosynthesis in Aspergillus parasiticus

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 4568-4575

  Liang, Shun Hsin ^a   Skory, Christopher D ^a,b   Linz, John E ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE DUPLICATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; FUNGI;

EID: 0030000837     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.12.4568-4575.1996     Document Type: Article

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