Identification of loci and functional characterization of trichothecene biosynthesis genes in filamentous fungi of the genus Trichoderma

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 4867-4877

  Cardoza, R E ^a   Malmierca, M G ^a   Hermosa, M R ^b   Alexander, N J ^c   McCormick, S P ^c   Proctor, R H ^c   Tijerino, A M ^b   Rumbero, A ^d   Monte, E ^b   Gutierrez S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS GENES; BIOSYNTHETIC GENE; CLUSTER GENES; FILAMENTOUS FUNGI; FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION; FUSARIUM; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOSS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; ORTHOLOGUES; REGULATORY PROTEIN; TRICHODERMA; TRICHOTHECENES;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; ENZYMES; HYDROXYLATION; OXYGENATION;

GENE EXPRESSION;

FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MYCOTOXIN; TRICHOTHECENE DERIVATIVE;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; IDENTIFICATION KEY; PROTEIN; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; FUNGAL GENE; FUSARIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRICHODERMA;

DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUSARIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MYCOTOXINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRICHODERMA; TRICHOTHECENES;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; HYPOCREALES; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA BREVICOMPACTUM;

EID: 79961092513     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00595-11     Document Type: Article

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