Altering the expression of two chitin synthase genes differentially affects the growth and morphology of Aspergillus oryzae

Microbiology

Volumn 148, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 4025-4033

  Müller, Christian ^a   Hjort, Carsten M ^b   Hansen, Kim ^b   Nielsen, Jens ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cell wall; N acetylglucosamine

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CHITIN SYNTHASE; NITRITE REDUCTASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BRANCHING MORPHOGENESIS; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL WALL; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES CULTIVATION; WILD TYPE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA;

EID: 0036957346     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-148-12-4025     Document Type: Review

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