Chitinases from uncultured marine microorganisms

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2553-2557

  Cottrell, Matthew T ^a   Moore, Jessica A ^a   Kirchman, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE; HYMECROMONE GLUCURONIDE; ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; DNA LIBRARY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC CODE; HYDROLYSIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033012304     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.6.2553-2557.1999     Document Type: Article

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