Germination of conidia of aspergillus niger is accompanied by major changes in RNA profiles

Studies in Mycology

Volumn 74, Issue , 2013, Pages 59-70

  van Leeuwen, M R ^a   Krijgsheld, P ^b   Bleichrodt, R ^b   Menke, H ^c   Stam, H ^c   Stark, J ^c   Wosten H A B ^b   Dijksterhuis, J ^a  

^a CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c DSM FOOD SPECIALTIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Conidia; Germination; Transcriptome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876794343     PISSN: 01660616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3114/sim0009     Document Type: Article

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