Human and Plant Fungal Pathogens: The Role of Secondary Metabolites

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Scharf, Daniel H ^a,b   Heinekamp, Thorsten ^a,b   Brakhage, Axel A ^a,b  

^a HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT DISEASE;

FUNGI; HUMANS; MYCOSES; PLANT DISEASES;

EID: 84893738688     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003859     Document Type: Article

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