The putative forkhead transcription factor FhpA is necessary for development, aflatoxin production, and stress response in Aspergillus flavus

Jessica M. Lohmar; Stephanie R. Gross; Carol H. Carter-Wientjes; Brian M. Mack; Qijian Wei; Matthew D. Lebar; Jeffrey W. Cary

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0315766

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The putative forkhead transcription factor FhpA is necessary for development, aflatoxin production, and stress response in Aspergillus flavus

Jessica M. Lohmar ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: Jessica.Lohmar@usda.gov (JML); jjcary03@gmail.com (JWC)

Affiliation Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4376-4153

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Stephanie R. Gross,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Carol H. Carter-Wientjes,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Brian M. Mack,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Qijian Wei,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Matthew D. Lebar,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Jeffrey W. Cary

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: Jessica.Lohmar@usda.gov (JML); jjcary03@gmail.com (JWC)

Affiliation Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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The putative forkhead transcription factor FhpA is necessary for development, aflatoxin production, and stress response in Aspergillus flavus

Jessica M. Lohmar,
Stephanie R. Gross,
Carol H. Carter-Wientjes,
Brian M. Mack,
Qijian Wei,
Matthew D. Lebar,
Jeffrey W. Cary

Published: March 3, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0315766

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