Efficient formation of heterokaryotic sclerotia in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 325-334

  Wada, Ryuta ^a   Jin, Feng Jie ^a   Koyama, Yasuji ^b   Maruyama, Jun Ichi ^a   Kitamoto, Katsuhiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Noda Institute for Scientific Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus oryzae; Heterokaryon; Hyphal fusion; Mating type; Sclerotium

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; FLUORESCENCE; PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION;

ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; AUXOTROPHIC STRAINS; GENETICALLY MODIFIED; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HETEROKARYON; MATING TYPE; SCLEROTIUM; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

ASPERGILLUS;

ADENINE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; URACIL; URIDINE;

CROSS-BEDDING; FLUORESCENCE; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; PROTEIN; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; AUXOTROPHY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE DISRUPTION; HETEROKARYON; NONHUMAN; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; FUNGI; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; SCLEROTIUM (ASCOMYCOTA);

ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; HYPHAE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 84891888516     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5314-y     Document Type: Article

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