Relevance of trichothecenes in fungal physiology: Disruption of tri5 in Trichoderma arundinaceum

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 22-33

  Malmierca, Mónica G ^a   Cardoza, Rosa Elena ^a   Alexander, Nancy J ^b   McCormick, Susan P ^b   Collado, Isidro G ^c   Hermosa, Rosa ^d   Monte, Enrique ^d   Gutiérrez, Santiago ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Ergosterol; Squalene; Terpene; Trichoderma; Trichothecene

Indexed keywords

ERGOSTEROL; FUNGAL ENZYME; HARZIANUM A; TERPENE; TERPENE SYNTHASE; TRICHOTHECENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; FUNGAL PHYSIOLOGY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROL SYNTHESIS; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA ARUNDINACEUM;

CELL MEMBRANE; CHITINASE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ERGOSTEROL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENE ORDER; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; SPORES, FUNGAL; SQUALENE; TRICHODERMA; TRICHOTHECENES;

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 84875626023     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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