Revitalization of a Forward Genetic Screen Identifies Three New Regulators of Fungal Secondary Metabolism in the Genus <italic toggle="yes">Aspergillus</italic>

Revitalization of a Forward Genetic Screen Identifies Three New Regulators of Fungal Secondary Metabolism in the Genus <italic toggle="yes">Aspergillus</italic>

ABSTRACT The study of aflatoxin in Aspergillus spp. has garnered the attention of many researchers due to aflatoxin’s carcinogenic properties and frequency as a food and feed contaminant. Significant progress has been made by utilizing the model organism Aspergillus nidulans to characterize the regu...

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Main Authors: Brandon T. Pfannenstiel, Xixi Zhao, Jennifer Wortman, Philipp Wiemann, Kurt Throckmorton, Joseph E. Spraker, Alexandra A. Soukup, Xingyu Luo, Daniel L. Lindner, Fang Yun Lim, Benjamin P. Knox, Brian Haas, Gregory J. Fischer, Tsokyi Choera, Robert A. E. Butchko, Jin-Woo Bok, Katharyn J. Affeldt, Nancy P. Keller, Jonathan M. Palmer
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017
Subjects:
Aspergillus nidulans
forward genetics
whole-genome sequencing
secondary metabolism
Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/efb70ffd1b624e6db3888e66acee78d2
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