Sexual reproduction and recombination in the aflatoxin-producing fungus Aspergillus parasiticus

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-175

  Horn, Bruce W ^a   Ramirez Prado, Jorge H ^b   Carbone, Ignazio ^b  

^a NATIONAL PEANUT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; Aspergillus parasiticus; Biological control; Genetic recombination; Heterothallism; Petromyces; Sexual reproduction; Vegetative compatibility

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN;

ARTICLE; ASCOSPORE; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; CHROMOSOME 3; CHROMOSOME 6; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS; GENE CLUSTER; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; MAT1 1 GENE; MAT1 2 GENE; MATING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS; CHROMOSOMES, FUNGAL; GENES, MATING TYPE, FUNGAL; GENETIC VARIATION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SPORES, FUNGAL;

ASCOMYCOTA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; FUNGI; PETROMYCES;

EID: 58749096877     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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