Two chitin synthase genes from Ustilago maydis

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 377-387

  Xoconostle Cázares, Beatriz ^a   León Ramirez, Claudia ^a   Ruiz Herrera, José ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Chitin synthases; Gene replacement; Ustilago maydis

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

FUNGI; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

EID: 0030021158     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-142-2-377     Document Type: Article

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