Genomics of aspergillus oryzae: learning from the history of koji mold and exploration of its future

DNA Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 173-183

  Machida, Masayuki ^a   Yamada, Osamu ^b   Gomi, Katsuya ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BREWING   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus oryzae; Comparative genomics; Genome sequence; Non syntenic block; Secretory hydrolase; Solid state culture

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CUTINASE; HYDROLASE; HYDROPHOBIN; PLASTIC; TRANSCRIPTOME; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DNA MICROARRAY; EVOLUTION; FOOD SAFETY; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; JAPANESE; KNOWLEDGE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW; SOLID STATE; SOLID STATE FERMENTATION; SOYBEAN; SPECIES CULTIVATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; FERMENTATION; FUNGAL GENE; GENETICS; GENOME; HISTORY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; FUNGI;

ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; FERMENTATION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, FUNGAL; GENOME, FUNGAL; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 56149109469     PISSN: 13402838     EISSN: 17561663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/dnares/dsn020     Document Type: Review

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