Septum development in filamentous ascomycetes

Fungal Biology Reviews

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-9

  Mouriño Pérez, Rosa R ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Contractile actomyosin ring; Filamentous fungi; Landmark proteins; Septins; Septum formation

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCOTA; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 84877633491     PISSN: 17494613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2013.02.002     Document Type: Review

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