Production of extracellular keratinases by keratinophilic fungal species inhabiting feathers of living poultry birds (Gallus domesticus): A comparison

Mycopathologia

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-24

  Kaul, Sanjana ^a   Sumbali, Geeta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU   (India)

Author keywords

Feathers; Keratinase; Keratinophilic fungi; Poultry birds

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYMIC HYDROLYSIS; EXTRACELLULAR ENZYME; FUNGAL GROWTH; KERATIN; KERATINASE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ASPERGILLUS; CHAETOMIUM; CHRYSOSPORIUM; CURVULARIA; FUSARIUM; GALLUS DOMESTICUS; MALBRANCHEA; MICROASCUS; PENICILLIUM; SCOPULARIOPSIS; SEPEDONIUM;

EID: 0033491268     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007086720237     Document Type: Article

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