Disparate independent genetic events disrupt the secondary metabolism gene perA in certain symbiotic Epichloë species

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2797-2807

  Berry, Daniel ^a   Takach, Johanna E ^b   Schardl, Christopher L ^c   Charlton, Nikki D ^b   Scott, Barry ^a   Young, Carolyn A ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA SEQUENCES; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); GENE ENCODING; METABOLISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADENYLATION DOMAINS; DNA SEQUENCING; GENETIC BASIS; INSECT FEEDING; NONRIBOSOMAL PEPTIDE SYNTHETASES; POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SYMBIOTIC ASSOCIATION;

GENES;

ALLELE; C3 PLANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRASS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM; RECOMBINATION; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SYMBIOSIS;

HEXAPODA; PERA; POACEAE;

FUNGAL PROTEIN; FUSED HETEROCYCLIC RINGS; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE; PERAMINE; POLYAMINE;

CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; EPICHLOE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SYMBIOSIS;

EPICHLOE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, 2-RING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; PHYLOGENY; POACEAE; POLYAMINES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84927784719     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03721-14     Document Type: Article

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