Mmc, a gene involved in microcycle conidiation of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 132-138

  Liu, Jing ^a   Cao, Yueqing ^a   Xia, Yuxian ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Metarhizium anisopliae; Microcycle conidiation; Mmc gene; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METARHIZIUM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; METARHIZIUM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REPRODUCTION; SPORES, FUNGAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE;

EID: 77956133487     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2010.05.012     Document Type: Article

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