A new sterigmatocystin-producing Emericella variant from agricultural desert soils

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 131-138

  Klich, M ^a   Mendoza, C ^b   Mullaney, E ^a   Keller, N ^c   Bennett, J W ^b  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Tulane University   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascospore; Aspergillus nidulans; Aspergillus rugulovalvus; Desert microfungi; Echinocandin; Emericella nidulans; Emericella rugulosa; Species concept; Sterigmatocystin

Indexed keywords

DNA; ECHINOCANDIN B; STERIGMATOCYSTIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS RUGULOVALVUS; DESERT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TAXONOMY;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS RUGULOSUS; ASPERGILLUS RUGULOVALVUS; EMERICELLA; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; EMERICELLA RUGULOSA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 0035032688     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0723-2020-00007     Document Type: Article

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