Characterization of a neutral serine protease and its full-length cDNa from the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora

Mycologia

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 16-22

  Minglian, Zhao ^a   Minghe, Mo ^a   Keqin, Zhang ^a  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

3 RACE; Arthrobotrys oligospora fres; Full length cDNA gene; Neutral serine protease; SMART RACE; Virulence factor

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

ARTHROBOTRYS; ARTHROBOTRYS OLIGOSPORA; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; NEMATODA; PANAGRELLUS; PANAGRELLUS REDIVIVUS;

EID: 1542380809     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2005.11832991     Document Type: Article

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