Monocentric and polycentric anaerobic fungi produce structurally related cellulases and xylanases

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 628-635

  Li, Xin Liang ^a   Chen, Huizhong ^a   Ljungdahl, Lars G ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; FUNGUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

EID: 0030969313     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.2.628-635.1997     Document Type: Article

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