A fatty acid synthase gene in Cochliobolus carbonum required for production of HC-toxin, cyclo(D-prolyl-L-alanyl-D-alanyl-L-2-amino-9,10-epoxi-8-oxodecanoyl)

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 207-214

  Ahn, Joong Hoon ^a   Walton, Jonathan D ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Helminthosporium

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EID: 0031105099     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.1997.10.2.207     Document Type: Article

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