Development of an asporogenic Bacillus licheniformis for the production of keratinase

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 761-767

  Wang, Jeng Jie ^a,c   Greenhut, W B ^b   Shih, J C H ^b  

^a BioResource International Inc   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BioResource International Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Asporogenic Bacillus; Bacillus licheniformis; Keratinase

Indexed keywords

DNA SEQUENCES; GENE ENCODING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ASPOROGENIC BACILLUS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; GENE REPLACEMENT; IN-VIVO; KERATINASE; PCR METHOD; POULTRY WASTES; SIGMA FACTOR; SPORE-FORMING BACTERIA; WASTE DIGESTERS;

BACTERIOLOGY;

DNA; KERATIN; KERATINASE; NUCLEOTIDE; SIGMA FACTOR;

BACTERIUM; ENZYME; MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE DELETION; GENE REPLICATION; HEAT TREATMENT; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 14844287025     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02515.x     Document Type: Article

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