Homologs of aflatoxin biosynthesis genes and sequence of aflR in Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus sojae

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 307-310

  Watson, Adrian J ^a   Fuller, Linda J ^a   Jeenes, David J ^a   Archer, David B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REGULATOR GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; ASPERGILLUS SOJAE; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA;

EID: 0032933354     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.1.307-310.1999     Document Type: Article

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