Characterization of the aspergillus ochraceoroseus aflatoxin/ sterigmatocystin biosynthetic gene cluster

Mycologia

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 352-362

  Cary, J W ^a   Ehrlich, K C ^a   Beltz, S B ^a   Harris Coward, P ^a   Klich, M A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus ochraceoroseus; Aspergillus rambellii; Gene cluster; Mycotoxin; Sterigmatocystin

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; FUNGUS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENOMICS; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIN;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEOROSEUS; ASPERGILLUS RAMBELLII;

AFLATOXIN; AFLR PROTEIN, ASPERGILLUS; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPENTANONE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; STERIGMATOCYSTIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NORTHERN BLOTTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CYCLOPENTANES; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENETIC VARIATION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; STERIGMATOCYSTIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 67650273044     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: 15572536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3852/08-173     Document Type: Article

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