Isolation and characterization of chitosanase-producing microorganism, Aureobacterium sp. YL, from crab shells

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 208-214

  Lee, Dongmi ^a   Lee, Ei Leen ^a   Lee, Kang Man ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aureobacterium sp. YL; Chitooligosaccharide; Chitosan; Chitosanase

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; CHITOSANASE; GLUCOSAMINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CRAB; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PH; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MICROBACTERIUM; MICROBACTERIUM SP.;

EID: 0034130396     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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