Metabolic pathway gene clusters in filamentous fungi

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-29

  Keller, Nancy P ^a   Hohn, Thomas M ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Filamentous fungi; Gene clusters; Metabolic

Indexed keywords

BINDING SITE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL METABOLISM; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE CLUSTER; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0031079973     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1997.0970     Document Type: Review

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