Screening fungi for synthesis of keratinolytic enzymes

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-130

  Friedrich, J ^a   Gradisar H ^a   Mandin, D ^b   Chaumont, J P ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS;

ACREMONIUM; AGAR PLATES; ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CARBON AND NITROGEN; EXTRACELLULAR KERATINASE; FUSARIUM; GEOTRICHUM; SOLE SOURCE OF CARBON; SUBMERGED CONDITION;

ENZYMES;

AGAR; CARBON; ENZYME; KERATIN; KERATINASE; NITROGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACREMONIUM; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUSARIUM; GEOTRICHUM; HYPHOMYCETES; NAIL; NONHUMAN; SCREENING; SWINE; TRICHURIS;

ACREMONIUM; ALTERNARIA RADICINA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUSARIUM; GEOTRICHUM; STACHYBOTRYS ATRA; TRICHURUS SPIRALIS;

EID: 0033033604     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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