Effects of laeA deletion on Aspergillus flavus conidial development and hydrophobicity may contribute to loss of aflatoxin production

Fungal Biology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 298-307

  Chang, Perng Kuang ^a   Scharfenstein, Leslie L ^a   Ehrlich, Kenneth C ^a   Wei, Qijian ^a   Bhatnagar, Deepak ^a   Ingber, Bruce F ^a  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; AflR; Conidiation; Hydrophobicity; Norsolorinic acid anthrone

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

COLONY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROPHOBICITY; SECONDARY METABOLITE; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CULTURE MEDIA; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; SPORES, FUNGAL;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84856360317     PISSN: 18786146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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