Are terrestrial Ascomycetes lacking in alginolytic activity?

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 229-234

  Sarrocco, Sabrina ^a   Fanti, Stefano ^a   Vannacci, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alginate; Ascomycota; Viscometric assay

Indexed keywords

ALGINASE; ALGINIC ACID; MICROBIAL ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; ASCOPHYLLUM; AZOTOBACTER GROUP; CARBON SOURCE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; LAMINARIA; MACROCYSTIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONADACEAE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VISCOMETRY;

ALGINATES; ASCOMYCOTA; CARBON; PLANT DISEASES; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

ASCOMYCOTA; ASCOPHYLLUM; AZOTOBACTER; FUNGI; LAMINARIA; MACROCYSTIS; PSEUDOMONADACEAE;

EID: 11044224988     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.50.229     Document Type: Article

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