Ustilago maydis mating hyphae orient their growth toward pheromone sources

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 299-312

  Snetselaar, Karen M ^a   Bölker, Michael ^b   Kahmann, Regine ^b  

^a SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemotaxis; Mating; Pheromone; Ustilago

Indexed keywords

AGAR; LIQUID PARAFFIN; PHEROMONE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHEMOTAXIS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HAPLOIDY; MATING; NONHUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

EID: 0030435647     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1996.0044     Document Type: Article

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