Chitinolytic activity of an endophytic strain of Bacillus cereus

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 284-288

  Pleban, S ^a   Chernin, L ^a   Chet, I ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; ENZYMES;

CHITIN DERIVATIVES; CHITINASES; CHITINOLYTIC ACTIVITY; CLASSIFIEDS; ISO-ELECTRIC POINTS; PH RANGE; REDUCING ENDS; RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI; ROOT ROT; ROT DISEASE;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

CHITINASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PROTECTION; SOIL; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 0030770243     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00224.x     Document Type: Article

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