Genetic organization and function of the aflatoxin B1 biosynthetic genes

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-176

  Woloshuk, C P ^a   Prieto, R ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; Aspergillus parasiticus

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA;

EID: 0032521312     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00588-0     Document Type: Review

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