Presence of peptide synthetase gene transcripts and accumulation of ergopeptines in Claviceps purpurea and Neotyphodium coenophialum

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 80-86

  Annis, Seanna L ^a   Panaccione, Daniel G ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Claviceps purpurea; Endophyte; Ergot; Ergotamine; Neotyphodium coenophialum

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CLAVICEPS PURPUREA; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

CLAVICEPS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ERGOTAMINE; HYPOCREALES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; POACEAE; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 0031982009     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-44-1-80     Document Type: Article

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