Biosynthetic gene clusters for epipolythiodioxopiperazines in filamentous fungi

Mycological Research

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 162-169

  Fox, Ellen M ^a   Howlett, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gliotoxin; Pathogenicity; Sirodesmin PL; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY; SECONDARY METABOLITE; TOXIN; VIRULENCE;

FUNGI;

EID: 39749091657     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: 14698102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2007.08.017     Document Type: Review

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