Nitrogen repression of fumonisin B1 biosynthesis in Gibberella fujikuroi

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 109-116

  Shim, Won Bo ^a   Woloshuk, Charles P ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fumonisin; Fusarium moniliforme; Gibberella fujikuroi; Mycotoxin; Nitrogen metabolite repression

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; FUMONISIN B1; MYCOTOXIN; NITROGEN; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; FUSARIUM MONILIFORME; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032805280     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00298-0     Document Type: Article

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