Fungal Melanin Biosynthesis Pathway as Source for Fungal Toxins

ABSTRACT Contamination of food and feed with toxin-producing fungi is a major threat in agriculture and for human health. The filamentous fungus Alternaria alternata is one of the most widespread postharvest contaminants and a weak plant pathogen. It produces a large variety of secondary metabolites...

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Main Authors: Jia Gao, Max Wenderoth, Maria Doppler, Rainer Schuhmacher, Doris Marko, Reinhard Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-06-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.00219-22