The cross-pathway control system regulates production of the secondary metabolite toxin, sirodesmin PL, in the ascomycete, <it>Leptosphaeria maculans</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sirodesmin PL is a secondary metabolite toxin made by the ascomycetous plant pathogen, <it>Leptosphaeria maculans</it>. The sirodesmin biosynthetic genes are clustered in the genome. The key genes are a non-ribosomal pept...

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Main Authors: Fox Ellen M, Elliott Candace E, Jarvis Renee S, Howlett Barbara J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-07-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/169