Genetic analysis of conidiation regulatory pathways in koji-mold Aspergillus oryzae

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-18

  Ogawa, Masahiro ^a   Tokuoka, Masafumi ^a   Jin, Feng Jie ^a   Takahashi, Tadashi ^a   Koyama, Yasuji ^a  

^a Noda Institute for Scientific Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus oryzae; Conidiation regulation; Genetic analysis

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERMENTATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; ORTHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPORES, FUNGAL;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 71249143424     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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