Regulation of Aspergillus flavus aflatoxin biosynthesis and development

ACS Symposium Series

Volumn 1031, Issue , 2009, Pages 183-203

  Cary, Jeffrey W ^a   Szerszen, Leanne ^b   Calvo, Ana M ^b  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; GENE EXPRESSION; KETONES; METABOLITES;

AFLATOXIN BIOSYNTHESIS; ANECDOTAL EVIDENCES; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; DIFFERENTIATION PROCESS; MICROARRAY TECHNOLOGIES; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SECONDARY METABOLITES; WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCES;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION;

EID: 84904721589     PISSN: 00976156     EISSN: 19475918     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1021/bk-2009-1031.ch013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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