The molecular biology of chitin digestion

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 270-277

  Cohen Kupiec, Rachel ^a   Chet, Ilan ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHITIN; CHITINASE; NITROGEN;

CROP; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; GENE ISOLATION; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYCOSIS; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOIL MICROFLORA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; NEMATODA;

EID: 0031866632     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(98)80058-X     Document Type: Article

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