Relationship between aflatoxin biosynthesis and sporulation in aspergillus parasiticus

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 198-205

  Guzmán De Peña, Doralinda ^a   Ruiz Herrera, José ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Aspergillus parasiticus; Asporogenous mutants; Diaminobutanone; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; ALKANONE; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION; SPOROGENESIS;

ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; FUNGI;

EID: 0031126293     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1996.0945     Document Type: Article

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