The role of chitinase in the antifungal activity of Bacillus sp. 739

Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 548-552

  Melent'ev, A I ^a   Aktuganov, G E ^a   Galimzyanova, N F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Antifungal activity; Bacilli; Chitinase; Mycolytic enzymes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347964689     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012304004659     Document Type: Article

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