A potential virulence factor involved in fungal pathogenicity: Serine-like protease activity of nematophagous fungus Clonostachys rosea

Fungal Diversity

Volumn 19, Issue , 2005, Pages 217-234

  Zhao, M L ^a,b   Huang, J S ^c   Mo, M H ^a   Zhang, K Q ^a  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Clonostachys rosea; Functional analysis; Nematotoxic activity; Serine like protease

Indexed keywords

BIONECTRIA OCHROLEUCA; FUNGI; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 25844433735     PISSN: 15602745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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