Factors regulating the synthesis of a cyclic peptide pathotoxin produced by Cochliobolus carbonum

Mycological Research

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1381-1386

  Jones, Margaret J ^a   Dunkle, Larry D ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYCLIC PEPTIDE PATHOTOXIN; FILTRATE; GENE ISOLATION; INOCULATION; MAIZE; PATHOGENESIS; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXICITY; VIRULENCE;

COCHLIOBOLUS CARBONUM;

EID: 0031767211     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756298006534     Document Type: Article

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