Impact of carbon sources on growth and oxalate synthesis by the phytopathogenic fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1357-1362

  Culbertson, Bryan J ^a   Krone, Jaymie ^a   Gatebe, Erastus ^a   Furumo, Norbert C ^a,b   Daniel, Steven L ^a  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidification; Carbon source; Oxalate synthesis; pH; Phytopathogenic fungus; Regulation; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLUCOSE; GROWTH KINETICS; PH EFFECTS;

ACIDIFICATION; CARBON SOURCES; OXALATE SYNTHESIS; PHYTOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM;

FUNGI;

FUNGI; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM;

EID: 34548568904     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-007-9371-1     Document Type: Article

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