Early expression of aflatoxin-like dothistromin genes in the forest pathogen Dothistroma septosporum

Mycological Research

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 138-146

  Schwelm, Arne ^a   Barron, Naydene J ^a   Zhang, Shuguang ^a   Bradshaw, Rosie E ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dothistroma septosporum; Dothistromin biosynthesis; Gene expression; Green fluorescent protein; Growth phase; Mycotoxin; Red band needle blight; Reporter gene; Secondary metabolite

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; PATHOGEN; SECONDARY METABOLITE; TOXIN;

MYCOSPHAERELLA PINI;

EID: 39749119782     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: 14698102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2007.03.018     Document Type: Article

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