Aflatoxin biosynthesis gene clusters and flanking regions

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 518-527

  Ehrlich, Kenneth C ^a   Yu, J ^a   Cotty, P J ^a,b  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; Aspergillus nomius; Biosynthesis; Gene cluster; Phylogenetics; Transcription

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE ENCODING; KETONES; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; TRANSCRIPTION;

AFLATOXIN BIOSYNTHESIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NOMIU; BIOSYNTHESIS GENE CLUSTER; BIOSYNTHESIS GENES; CLUSTER REGIONS; FLANKING REGIONS; GENE CLUSTERS; GENE ORDERS; PHYLOGENETICS;

PHYLOGENETIC;

AFLATOXIN; POLYKETIDE; SUGAR;

GENETIC ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NOMIUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE CLUSTER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NOMIUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; ASPERGILLUS SP.;

EID: 24044440773     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02637.x     Document Type: Article

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