Expression of alternative oxidase gene (aox1) at the stage of single-cell conidium in citric acid-producing Aspergillus niger

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-57

  Hattori, Takasumi ^a   Honda, Yuki ^a   Kino, Kuniki ^a   Kirimura, Kohtaro ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

alternative oxidase; Aspergillus niger; conidium; green fluorescent protein; single cell analysis

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CITRIC ACID; ENZYMES; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNGI;

ALTERNATIVE OXIDASE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS;

GENE EXPRESSION;

CITRIC ACID; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CONIDIUM; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROSCOPY; MYCELIAL GROWTH; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CITRIC ACID; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, FUNGAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; SPORES, FUNGAL;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

EID: 39449113133     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1263/jbb.105.55     Document Type: Article

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