Deletion of the Aspergillus flavus orthologue of A. Nidulans fluG reduces conidiation and promotes production of sclerotia but does not abolish aflatoxin biosynthesis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 7557-7563

  Chang, Perng Kuang ^a   Scharfenstein, Leslie L ^a   Mack, Brian ^a   Ehrlich, Kenneth C ^a  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN BIOSYNTHESIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CONIDIATION; DEVELOPMENTAL CHANGES; DIFFUSIBLE SIGNALS; GENE CONTROLLING; POTATO DEXTROSE AGARS; SECONDARY METABOLITES; SIGNALING PATHWAYS;

AFLATOXINS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; PIGMENTS;

ASPERGILLUS;

AFLATOXIN; AUSTINOL; BRLA PROTEIN, EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FLUG PROTEIN, EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGAL PROTEIN; STERIGMATOCYSTIN; TERPENE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AGAR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SPORE; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BIOSYNTHESIS; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPORES, FUNGAL; STERIGMATOCYSTIN; TERPENES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84868620925     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01241-12     Document Type: Article

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