Adaptation of proteases and carbohydrases of saprophytic, phytopathogenic and entomopathogenic fungi to the requirements of their ecological niches

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1983-1992

  St Leger, Raymond J ^a   Joshi, Lokesh ^a   Roberts, Donald W ^a  

^a School of Integrative Plant Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrase production; Entomopathogenic fungi; Phytopathogenic fungi; Protease production; Saprophytic fungi

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; CHITINASE; ELASTIN; ENZYME; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MUCIN; PEPTIDASE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; SUBTILISIN; TRYPSIN; XYLAN;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL WALL; CUTICLE; ECOLOGY; FUNGUS; INSECT; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; BASSIANA; BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; INSECTA; MANDUCA SEXTA; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; NECTRIA HAEMATOCOCCA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; TORRUBIELLA CONFRAGOSA; VERTICILLIUM ALBO-ATRUM; VERTICILLIUM DAHLIAE; VERTICILLIUM FUNGICOLA;

EID: 0030808167     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-6-1983     Document Type: Article

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