Directed evolution of a filamentous fungus for thermotolerance

BMC Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages 74-

  de Crecy, Eudes ^a   Jaronski, Stefan ^b   Lyons, Benjamin ^a   Lyons, Thomas ^a   Keyhani, Nemat ^c  

^a Evolugate LLC   (United States)

^b USDA ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC STRESS; ADAPTATION STRATEGIES; CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS; CHEMICAL PESTICIDES; COMPLEX PHENOTYPE; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; DIRECTED EVOLUTION; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL EVOLUTION; FILAMENTOUS FUNGI; GROWTH SUBSTRATES; LETHAL DOSE; MEDIAN SURVIVAL TIME; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; NATURAL SELECTION; NOVEL APPLICATIONS; PARENT STRAIN; ROBUST GROWTH; SELECTION PROCESS; THERMOTOLERANCE; THERMOTOLERANT; TIME COURSE;

ELASTICITY; FUNGI;

STRAIN;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOASSAY; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; ENTOMOPATHOGENY; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GRASSHOPPER; HEAT TOLERANCE; LD 50; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ANIMALS; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; FUNGI; HOT TEMPERATURE; INSECTS; METARHIZIUM; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; MELANOPLUS SANGUINIPES; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE;

EID: 70350089387     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-9-74     Document Type: Article

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