Publication
Requirement of spermidine for developmental transitions in Aspergillus nidulans
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Author(s):
J Yuan; JW Bok; D Guzman-de-Pena; NP Keller
Type of Document:
Scholarly Article
Publisher/Journal:
Molecular Microbiology
Date of Publication:
2002
Place of Publication:
Not Available
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Description
Abstract: Deletion of the spermidine synthase gene in the fungus Aspergillus nidulans results in a strain, ?spdA ,which requires spermidine for growth and accumulates putrescine as the sole polyamine. Vegetative growth but not sporulation or sterigmatocystin production is observed when ? spdA is grown on media supplemented with 0.05