The Aspergillus flavus Spermidine Synthase (spds) Gene, Is Required for Normal Development, Aflatoxin Production, and Pathogenesis During Infection of Maize Kernels

The Aspergillus flavus Spermidine Synthase (spds) Gene, Is Required for Normal Development, Aflatoxin Production, and Pathogenesis During Infection of Maize Kernels

Aspergillus flavus is a soil-borne saprophyte and an opportunistic pathogen of both humans and plants. This fungus not only causes disease in important food and feed crops such as maize, peanut, cottonseed, and tree nuts but also produces the toxic and carcinogenic secondary metabolites (SMs) known...

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Main Authors: Rajtilak Majumdar, Matt Lebar, Brian Mack, Rakesh Minocha, Subhash Minocha, Carol Carter-Wientjes, Christine Sickler, Kanniah Rajasekaran, Jeffrey W. Cary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Aspergillus flavus
spermidine synthase
polyamines
aflatoxin
mycotoxin
polyamine uptake
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.00317/full

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