Characterization of extracellular lytic enzymes produced by the yeast biocontrol agent Candida oleophila

Current Genetics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 140-148

  Bar Shimon, Meirav ^a   Yehuda, Hila ^b   Cohen, Lea ^a   Weiss, Batia ^a   Kobeshnikov, Alexsandra ^a   Daus, Avinoam ^a   Goldway, Martin ^b   Wisniewski, Michael ^c   Droby, Samir ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b MIGAL GALILEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Israel)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Candida oleophila; Lytic enzymes; Postharvest; Yeast

Indexed keywords

1,3 BETA GLUCANASE; CHITINASE; GLUCOSE; HYDROLASE; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; CANDIDA; CANDIDA OLEOPHILA; CARBON SOURCE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CELL WALL; CITRUS FRUIT; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME RELEASE; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; GRAPEFRUIT; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; PLANT FUNGUS INTERACTION; POME FRUIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST CELL;

CANDIDA; CELL WALL; CHITINASE; CITRUS PARADISI; GLUCAN 1,3-BETA-GLUCOSIDASE; N-ACETYLMURAMOYL-L-ALANINE AMIDASE; PENICILLIUM; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA OLEOPHILA; CITRUS; CITRUS X PARADISI; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM;

EID: 1542500511     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00294-003-0471-7     Document Type: Article

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