Screening for microbial trehalases: Extracellular trehalases produced by Fusarium species

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 73-79

  Dekker, R F H ^a   Van Tiel, M ^a   Narayanasamy, R D ^a   De Melo Barbosa, A ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fusarium spp.; screening; trehalase trehalose

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GELASINOSPORA; RETISPORA;

EID: 0031017123     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02770811     Document Type: Article

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