Whole genome comparison of Aspergillus flavus L-morphotype strain NRRL 3357 (type) and S-morphotype strain AF70.

Aspergillus flavus is a saprophytic fungus that infects corn, peanuts, tree nuts and other agriculturally important crops. Once the crop is infected the fungus has the potential to secrete one or more mycotoxins, the most carcinogenic of which is aflatoxin. Aflatoxin contaminated crops are deemed un...

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Main Authors: Matthew K Gilbert, Brian M Mack, Geromy G Moore, Darlene L Downey, Matthew D Lebar, Vinita Joardar, Liliana Losada, JiuJiang Yu, William C Nierman, Deepak Bhatnagar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6028093?pdf=render