Co-expression of 15 contiguous genes delineates a fumonisin biosynthetic gene cluster in Gibberella moniliformis

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 237-249

  Proctor, Robert H ^a   Brown, Daren W ^a   Plattner, Ronald D ^a   Desjardins, Anne E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Fumonisins; Fusarium verticillioides; Gene cluster; Gibberella moniliformis; Maize; Mycotoxin biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; FUMONISIN; FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUMONISIN BIOSYNTHETIC GENE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; MONILIFORMIS; RODENTIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037373801     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1087-1845(02)00525-X     Document Type: Article

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