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Comparative genome sequencing reveals chemotype-specific gene clusters in the toxigenic black mold Stachybotrys.
BMC genomics - 12 Jul 2014
Semeiks Jeremy, Borek Dominika, Otwinowski Zbyszek, Grishin Nick V
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BACKGROUND: The fungal genus Stachybotrys produces several diverse toxins that affect human health. Its strains comprise two mutually-exclusive toxin chemotypes, one producing satratoxins, which are a subclass of trichothecenes, and the other producing the less-toxic atranones. To determine the genetic basis for chemotype-specific differences in toxin production, the genomes of four Stachybotrys strains were...
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