Localization, morphology and transcriptional profile of Aspergillus flavus during seed colonization

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 898-909

  Dolezal, Andrea L ^a   Obrian, Gregory R ^a   Nielsen, Dahlia M ^a   Woloshuk, Charles P ^b   Boston, Rebecca S ^a   Payne, Gary A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; ZEA MAYS;

FUNGAL DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHROMOSOME; CYTOLOGY; ENDOSPERM; FUNGAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT SEED;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CHROMOSOMES, FUNGAL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, FUNGAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ENDOSPERM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; HUMANS; SEEDS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84887063775     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12056     Document Type: Article

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