Examination of the relationship between asexual development and sterigmatocystin production in Aspergillus nidulans /

The fungal secondary metabolites, sterigmatocystin (ST) and aflatoxin (AF), produced by Aspergillus species, are the most toxic, carcinogenic and mutagenic compounds found in nature. These toxins pose significant health and economic risks due to their presence in agricultural crops. ST biosynthesis...

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Main Author:	Hicks, Julie Kay
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1999.
Subjects:	Major plant pathology.
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