Some characteristics of ammonia fungi. 1. In relation to their ligninolytic enzyme activities

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 337-345

  Soponsathien, Siriphan ^a,b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b THAILAND CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICS   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Ammonia fungi; Leaf litter; Ligninolytic activity; Urea

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMMONIA; DYE; LACCASE; LIGNIN; UREA;

ARTICLE; COPRINUS; DECOLORIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF;

CALOCYBE; CALOCYBE LEUCOCEPHALA; COPRINOPSIS ECHINOSPORA; COPRINOPSIS PHLYCTIDOSPORA; COPRINUS; COPRINUS ECHINOSPORUS; COPRINUS PHLYCTIDOSPORUS; CRUCISPORA; CRUCISPORA RHOMBISPERMA; FUNGI; HEBELOMA RADICOSOIDES; HEBELOMA SPOLIATUM; HEBELOMA VINOSOPHYLLUM; LEPISTA NUDA; LEPISTA TARDA; LEUCOCEPHALA; LYOPHYLLUM TARDA; LYOPHYLLUM TYLICOLOR; NUDA; QUERCUS;

EID: 0032465254     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.44.337     Document Type: Article

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