Production and detection of muramidase and acetylglucosaminidase from Agaricus bisporus

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 24-29

  Lincoln, S P ^a   Fermor, T R ^a   Wood, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CELL MEMBRANES; COMPOSTING; FUNGI;

AGARICUS BISPORUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIOLYTIC ENZYME; BISPORUS; ENZYMES ACTIVITY; EXTRACELLULAR; GROWTH MEDIUM; LIQUID CULTURE; MUSHROOM COMPOST; N ACETYLS;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

LYSOZYME; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE;

AGARICALES; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIOLYSIS; COLORIMETRY; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TURBIDIMETRY;

AGARICALES; AGARICUS BISPORUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 0030787946     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00163.x     Document Type: Article

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