Functional analysis of the C-II subgroup killer toxin-like chitinases in the filamentous ascomycete Aspergillus nidulans

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 58-66

  Tzelepis, Georgios D ^a   Melin, Petter ^a   Stenlid, Jan ^a   Jensen, Dan Funck ^a   Karlsson, Magnus ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Botrytis cinerea; C II subgroup; Chitinases; Fungal fungal interactions; Gene deletion

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE; CHITINASE C; YEAST KILLER FACTOR;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CHITINASE; GENE DELETION; KILLER FACTORS, YEAST;

EID: 84893817954     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2013.12.009     Document Type: Article

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