Lignocellulose degradation by Phanerochaete chrysosporium: Gene families and gene expression for a complex process

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 923-932

  Broda, Paul ^a   Birch, Paul R J ^a,b   Brooks, Paul R ^a   Sims, Paul F G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; LIGNOCELLULOSE; PEROXIDASE;

BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PHANEROCHAETE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW;

CHRYSOSPORIUM; HYPOCREA JECORINA; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 0029913706     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.474966.x     Document Type: Review

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