Antifungal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis chitinase and its potential for the biocontrol of phytopathogenic fungi in soybean seeds

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Reyes Ramirez A ^a   Escudero Abarca, B I ^a   Aguilar Uscanga, G ^a   Hayward Jones, P M ^b   Eleazar Barboza Corona, J ^c  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE VERACRUZ   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis chitinase; Biocontrol; Sclerotium rolfsii; Soybean

Indexed keywords

ABSIDIA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CANDIDUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; ATHELIA ROLFSII; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CURVULARIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GLYCINE MAX; HELMINTHOSPORIUM; HYPHOMYCETES; NIGROSPORA; RHIZOPUS; SCLEROTIUM ROLFSII;

EID: 17144436519     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2004.tb10721.x     Document Type: Article

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