Degradation of chicken feathers by Chrysosporium georgiae

Mycopathologia

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 77-84

  El Naghy, M A ^a   El Ktatny, M S ^a   Fadl Allah, E M ^a   Nazeer, W W ^a  

^a Minia University ^*  (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biochemical analysis; Chrysosporium spp.; Degradation; Feathers

Indexed keywords

KERATIN; KERATINASE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHICKEN; CHRYSOSPORIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEATHER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHICKENS; CHRYSOSPORIUM; FEATHERS; HUMANS; KERATINS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; ARTHRODERMA CIFERRII; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CHRYSOSPORIUM; GALLUS GALLUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0032450468     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006953910743     Document Type: Article

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