Influence of farnesol on the morphogenesis of Aspergillus niger

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-103

  Lorek, Justine ^a   Pöggeler, Stefanie ^b   Weide, Mirko R ^a   Breves, Roland ^a   Bockmühl, Dirk P ^a  

^a HENKEL KGAA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Conidiation; Farnesol; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; EUKARYOTA;

FARNESOL;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS SPORE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FARNESOL; HYPHAE; MORPHOGENESIS; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 46749145047     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200700292     Document Type: Article

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