Aspergillus flavus expressed sequence tags and microarray as tools in understanding aflatoxin biosynthesis

Mycotoxin Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-21

  Yu, J ^a   Cleveland, T E ^a   Wilkinson, J R ^a   Campbell, B C ^b   Kim, J H ^b   Kim, H S ^c   Bhatnagar, D ^a   Payne, G A ^d   Nierman, W C ^c,e  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin biosynthesis; Aspergillus flavus; Genomics; Microarray; Mycotoxin; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 70849093150     PISSN: 01787888     EISSN: 18671632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02954552     Document Type: Conference Paper

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