A pullulan-degrading enzyme activity of Aureobasidium pullulans

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 377-380

  West, Thomas P ^a   Strohfus, Beth ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; FUNGI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030462732     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.3620360513     Document Type: Article

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