Molecular regulation of β-lactam biosynthesis in filamentous fungi

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 547-585

  Brakhage, Axel A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PENAM DERIVATIVE;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW;

ACREMONIUM CHRYSOGENUM; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CEPHALOSPORIUM; CEPHALOSPORIUM ACREMONIUM; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

EID: 0031717488     PISSN: 10922172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.62.3.547-585.1998     Document Type: Review

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