Autolysis in the anaerobic fungus Piromyces communis OTS1 : Presence of chitinase and β-1, 3-glucanase activities

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 303-307

  Sakurada, M ^a   Morgavi, Diego P ^a   Ohishi, T ^a   Onodera, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

3 glucanase activity; Anaerobic Fungus; Autolysis; Chitinase Activity; 1

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; PIROMYCES; PIROMYCES COMMUNIS;

EID: 0343968452     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1996.303     Document Type: Article

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