Ketosynthase domain probes identify two subclasses of fungal polyketide synthase genes

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 209-223

  Bingle, Lewis E H ^a   Simpson, Thomas J ^a   Lazarus, Colin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascomycetous deuteromycetes; Aspergillus parasiticus; Conidial pigment; Degenerate primers; Gene cloning; Gene evolution; Ketosynthase domain; Penicillium patulum; Phoma; Polyketide synthase; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; PIGMENT; POLYKETIDE; SYNTHETASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; DEUTEROMYCETES; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; PENICILLIUM; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; MYXOGASTRIA; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM GRISEOFULVUM; PENICILLIUM PATULUM; PHOMA;

EID: 0032876464     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1999.1115     Document Type: Article

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