Keratin degradation by Scytalidium species and Fusarium solani

Mycoses

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 73-76

  Oyeka, C A ^a   Gugnani, H C ^b  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fusarium solani; Keratin degradation; Scytalidium dimidatum; Scytalidium hyalinum; Scytalidium japnicum; Trichophyton mentagrophytes; Trichophyton rubrum

Indexed keywords

KERATIN;

ARTICLE; DERMATOPHYTE; FUSARIUM SOLANI; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SCYTALIDIUM; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; SCYTALIDIUM; SCYTALIDIUM DIMIDIATUM; SCYTALIDIUM HYALINUM; SCYTALIDIUM JAPONICUM; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 0031833480     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1998.tb00381.x     Document Type: Article

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