Association of ergot alkaloids with conidiation in Aspergillus fumigatus

Mycologia

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 804-811

  Coyle, Christine M ^a   Kenaley, Shawn C ^a   Rittenour, William R ^a,b   Panaccione, Daniel G ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Bristle a gene; Clavines; Mycotoxins

Indexed keywords

ERGOT ALKALOID;

ALKALOID; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MUTATION; SPORULATION; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHEMISTRY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ERGOT ALKALOIDS; GENES, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HUMANS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; SPORES, FUNGAL;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CLAVICEPS PURPUREA; FUNGI;

EID: 38849095118     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: 15572536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3852/mycologia.99.6.804     Document Type: Article

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