Catechin degradation by several fungal strains isolated from Mexican desert

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 426-429

  Aguilar, Cristóbal Noé ^a   Cruz, Mario ^a   Rodríguez, Raul ^a   Gutierrez Sánchez, Gerardo ^b,c   Ramírez Coronel, Ascención ^b,c   Augur, Christopher ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE COAHUILA   (Mexico)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Catechin; Degradation; Fungal strains; Submerged culture

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATECHIN; FUNGAL DNA; TANNIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS COMMUNE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS ORNATUS; ASPERGILLUS RUGULOSA; ASPERGILLUS TERRICOLA; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CARBON SOURCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DESERT; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MEXICO; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUBMERGED CELL CULTURE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM COMMUNE;

EID: 2442581234     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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