The chsA gene, encoding a class-I chitin synthase from Ampelomyces quisqualis

Gene

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 99-102

  Weiss, Nava ^a   Sztejnberg, Abraham ^a   Yarden, Oded ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biocontrol agent; Fungal cell wall; Hyperparasite; Powdery mildew

Indexed keywords

CHITIN SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; FUNGUS; GENE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030033740     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(95)00722-9     Document Type: Article

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