Chitinase activity of Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus species, bacterial associates of entomopathogenic nematodes

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 101-108

  Chen, G ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Li, J ^a   Dunphy, G B ^b   Punja, Z K ^a   Webster, J M ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dus nematophilus; Endochitinase; Exochitinase; Nescens; Photorhabdus lumi; X. bovienii; Xenorhab

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; NEMATODA; PHOTORHABDUS; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS; XENORHABDUS BOVIENII; XENORHABDUS NEMATOPHILA;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHITINASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTH; NEMATODE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHITINASE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; MOTHS; NEMATODA;

EID: 0030238613     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1996.0066     Document Type: Article

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