An alternative insect pathogenic strategy in an Aspergillus flavus auxotroph

Mycological Research

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 230-239

  Scully, Lisa R ^a   Bidochka, Michael J ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aspergillus flavus; Cysteine methionine auxotroph; Galleria mellonella; Pathogen evolution; Protease; Sulfur acquisition; Transmission; Virulence factor

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; METHIONINE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AMINO ACID; BIOASSAY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENOME; GERMINATION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MOTH; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PATHOGEN; SPORULATION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CULTURE MEDIA; CYSTEINE; EVOLUTION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; METHIONINE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ARTHROPODA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; GALLERIA; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 59649088239     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: 14698102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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