Isolation and characterization of an endo-(1,4)-β-glucanase secreted by Achlya ambisexualis

Mycologia

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 903-911

  Loprete, Darlene M ^a   Hill, Terry W ^a  

^a RHODES COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell walls; Hyphal growth; Oomycetes; Proteases; Wall loosening

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; FUNGUS;

ACHLYA; ACHLYA AMBISEXUALIS; AVENA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; OOMYCETES;

EID: 0036863896     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2003.11833148     Document Type: Article

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