MeaB-dependent nutrition sensing regulates autolysis in carbon starved Aspergillus nidulans cultures

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 104-108

  Szilágyi, Melinda ^a   Pócsi, István ^a   Forgács, Katalin ^a   Emri, Tamás ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Autolysis; Carbon starvation; Chitinase; MeaB

Indexed keywords

EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 77956179104     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-010-0023-z     Document Type: Article

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