Method of determination of cellulase activity in soils and in microbial cultures, and its calibration

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 259-267

  Semenov, A M ^a   Batomunkueva, B P ^a   Nizovtseva, D V ^a   Panikov, N S ^a  

^a RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cellulase activity; Soil; Standard unit of cellulase activity

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; TECHNIQUE;

ACREMONIUM CHARTICOLA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; TRICHOCLADIUM ASPERUM;

EID: 0030049680     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-7012(95)00011-9     Document Type: Article

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