Cloning of the afl-2 gene involved in aflatoxin biosynthesis from Aspergillus flavus.

doi:10.1128/aem.59.1.156-162.1993

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Cloning of the afl-2 gene involved in aflatoxin biosynthesis from Aspergillus flavus.

Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jan 1993

Payne G A, Nystrom G J, Bhatnagar D, Cleveland T E, Woloshuk C P

Abstract excerpt

Aflatoxins are extremely potent carcinogens produced by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. Cloning of genes in the aflatoxin pathway provides a specific approach to understanding the regulation of aflatoxin biosynthesis and, subsequently, to the control of aflatoxin contamination of...

Topics

Aflatoxins
Aspergillus flavus
Cloning, Molecular
Cosmids
Genes, Fungal
Genetic Complementation Test
Mutation
Transcription, Genetic

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