Effects of temperature and water activity on FUM2 and FUM21 gene expression and fumonisin B production in Fusarium verticillioides

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 685-695

  Lazzaro, Irene ^a   Susca, Antonia ^b   Mulè, Giuseppina ^b   Ritieni, Alberto ^c   Ferracane, Rosalia ^c   Marocco, Adriano ^a   Battilani, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biosynthetic pathway; Ecology; FUM cluster; Mycotoxin; Real Time RT PCR

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAIZE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOXIN;

FUNGI; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84868489134     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-012-0045-y     Document Type: Article

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