How to trigger a fungal weapon.
A fungus called Aspergillus terreus produces a secondary metabolite in response to various environmental signals to give it an advantage over its competitors.
Division of Molecular Biology, Biocenter, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
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D001230:Aspergillus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D003517:Cyclopentanes / Q000378:metabolism*; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000378:metabolism*
D003517:Cyclopentanes; D009183:Mycotoxins
Aspergillus terreus; biochemistry; infectious disease; iron limitation; methionine; microbiology; nitrogen starvation; siderophores; terrein