Regulation of aspergillus mycotoxin biosynthesis

Toxin Reviews

Volumn 27, Issue 42067, 2008, Pages 347-370

  Cary, Jeffrey W ^a   Calvo, Ana M ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aflatoxins; Aspergillus flavus; Aspergillus nidulans; gene cluster; mycotoxins; secondary metabolite; sterigmatocystin; transcription factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 72149096365     PISSN: 15569543     EISSN: 15569551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15569540802373999     Document Type: Article

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