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Biocontrol strain Aspergillus flavus WRRL 1519 has differences in chromosomal organization and an increased number of transposon-like elements compared to other strains.
Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG - 1 Dec 2018
Pennerman Kayla K, Gonzalez Johanny, Chenoweth Lydia R, Bennett Joan W, Yin Guohua, Hua Sui Sheng T
Abstract excerpt
Aflatoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by members of the genus Aspergillus, most notably A. flavus. Non-aflatoxigenic strains of A. flavus are commonly used for biocontrol of the aflatoxigenic strains to reduce aflatoxins in corn, cotton, peanuts and tree nuts. However, genomic differences between aflatoxigenic strains and non-aflatoxigenic strains have not been reported in detail, though such...
Topics
- Aspergillus flavus
- Biological Control Agents
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Fungal
- DNA Copy Number Variations
- DNA Transposable Elements
- Evolution, Molecular
- Gene Dosage
- Genetic Variation
- Species Specificity