Protease production during growth and autolysis of submerged metarhizium anisopliae cultures

Revista de Microbiologia

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 107-113

  Braga, Gilberto U L ^a,b   Destéfano, Ricardo H R ^a   Messias, Claudio L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic fungus; Fungal autolysis; Fungal growth; Metarhizium anisopliae; Protease production

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CASEIN; GLUCOSE; NITROGEN; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGUS GROWTH; GLUCOSE METABOLISM;

DEUTEROMYCETE; FUNGI; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE VAR. ANISOPLIAE;

EID: 0344631735     PISSN: 00013714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0001-37141999000200004     Document Type: Article

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