Chitinases of fungi and plants: their involvement in morphogenesis and host-parasite interaction

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 317-338

  Sahai, A S ^a   Manocha, M S ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fungal chitinase; Host parasite interaction; Morphogenesis; Plant chitinase

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE; HYDROLASE;

FUNGUS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

FUNGI;

EID: 0027297246     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: 15746976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.1993.tb00004.x     Document Type: Article

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