Sexual development of Aspergillus nidulans in tryptophan auxotrophic strains

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 157-166

  Eckert, Sabine E ^a   Hoffmann, Bernd ^a   Wanke, Christoph ^a,b   Braus, Gerhard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Auxin; Fruitbody formation; Tryptophan biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

INDOLE; TRYPTOPHAN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; AUXOTROPHY; BACTERIUM; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GLYCOLYSIS; MYCELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPOROGENESIS; STARVATION; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS;

EID: 0032854707     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050755     Document Type: Article

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