Genes, gene clusters, and biosynthesis of trichothecenes and fumonisins in Fusarium

Toxin Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 198-215

  Alexander, Nancy J ^a   Proctor, Robert H ^a   McCormick, Susan P ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn ear rot; Deoxynivalenol; F. verticillioides; Fumonisin; Fusarium Graminearum; Fusarium sporotrichioides; Scab; T 2 toxin; Wheat head blight

Indexed keywords

FUMONISIN; FUMONISIN B1; FUMONISIN B2; FUMONISIN B3; FUMONISIN B4; NIVALENOL; T 2 TOXIN; TRICHOTHECENE; TRICHOTHECENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOMITOXIN;

BARLEY; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CROP; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL PLANT DISEASE; FUNGUS MUTANT; FUSARIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC CODE; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; RICE; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; WHEAT;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SPOROTRICHIOIDES; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 72149134196     PISSN: 15569543     EISSN: 15569551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15569540903092142     Document Type: Review

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