The role of initial spore adhesion in pellet and biofilm formation in Aspergillus niger

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-38

  Priegnitz, Bert Ewald ^a   Wargenau, Andreas ^a   Brandt, Ulrike ^a   Rohde, Manfred ^b   Dietrich, Sylvia ^a   Kwade, Arno ^a   Krull, Rainer ^a   Fleißner, André ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Alb1; Aspergillus niger; Biofilm; Melanin; Pellet

Indexed keywords

GLUCAN 1,4 ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; MELANIN; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; SUCRASE;

ALB1 GENE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOFILM; FUNGAL GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; MELANOGENESIS; PH; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOFILMS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CELL ADHESION; GENE DELETION; HYPHAE; MELANINS; SPORES, FUNGAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI;

EID: 84856414526     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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