Morphogenesis is coordinated with nuclear division in germinating Aspergillus nidulans conidiospores

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2747-2756

  Harris, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Morphogenesis; Polarity; Spore germination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; FUNGUS SPORE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS;

EID: 0032863143     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-145-10-2747     Document Type: Article

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