Cellulolytic activity of amylolytic strains of Humicola grisea and Myceliophthora vellerea isolated from saw dust and compost

Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 197-200

  Jain, P C ^a   Singhai, Sharmeela ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Amylolytic; Cellulolytic; Humicola grisea; Myceliophthora vellerea

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; BETA GLUCOSIDASE; CELLULOSE; GLUCAN SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPOST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMICOLA GRISEA; MYCELIOPHTHORA VELLEREA; NONHUMAN; SAWDUST; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WHEAT BRAN;

FUNGI; HUMICOLA; HUMICOLA GRISEA; MYCELIOPHTHORA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0038742835     PISSN: 09723005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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