Transcriptome analysis of the two unrelated fungal β-lactam producers Acremonium chrysogenum and Penicillium chrysogenum: Velvet-regulated genes are major targets during conventional strain improvement programs

Abstract Background Cephalosporins and penicillins are the most frequently used β-lactam antibiotics for the treatment of human infections worldwide. The main industrial producers of these antibiotics are Acremonium chrysogenum and Penicillium chrysogenum, two taxonomically unrelated fungi. Both wer...

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Main Authors: Dominik Terfehr, Tim A. Dahlmann, Ulrich Kück
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-3663-0