Effect of farnesol on morphogenesis in the fungal pathogen Penicillium expansum

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-38

  Liu, Pu ^a   Deng, Boxun ^a   Long, Chao An ^a   Min, Xiaofang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Citrus isolated; Quorum sensing (QS); Spores

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; CITRUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 69549111592     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03175595     Document Type: Article

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