Extracellular proteolytic enzyme activity of Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii

Mycopathologia

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 129-133

  Muotoe Okafor, Florence A ^a   Gugnani, Harish C ^b   Obidoa, Onyechi O ^b  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

extracellular protease; Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii; mycelial form; yeast form

Indexed keywords

AJELLOMYCES; ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; FUNGI; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM VAR. DUBOISII;

EID: 0029804496     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02373018     Document Type: Article

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