Detection of expressed fungal Type I polyketide synthase genes in a forest soil

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1344-1347

  Kellner, Harald ^a   Zak, Donald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascomycetes; Polyketide synthase gene expression; Soil cDNA library; Soil community structuring; Soil RNA extraction

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISTIC INTERACTIONS; ASCOMYCETES; CELL-TO-CELL SIGNALING; FIELD CONDITIONS; FOREST SOILS; INTERFERENCE COMPETITIONS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; POLYKETIDE; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE GENE EXPRESSION; SECONDARY METABOLITES; SOIL COMMUNITY STRUCTURING; SOIL MICROORGANISMS;

BIOACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; ENZYMES; FUNGI; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLITES; MICROORGANISMS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; POLYMERS; RNA; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

SOILS;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DETECTION METHOD; DNA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREST SOIL; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; RNA; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ASCOMYCOTA;

EID: 67349172626     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.02.033     Document Type: Article

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