Cellulase activity in five species of important termites in China

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 635-641

  Mo, Jianchu ^a   Yang, Tianci ^a   Song, Xiaogang ^b   Cheng, Jiaan ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Zhejiang Institute of Termite Control   (China)

Author keywords

Activity comparison; Cellulase; Termite

Indexed keywords

COPTOTERMES; COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; CRYPTOTERMES; ISOPTERA; ODONTOTERMES; ODONTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; RETICULITERMES FLAVICEPS;

EID: 13444291636     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2004.635     Document Type: Article

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