Production of fungal cell wall degrading enzymes by a biocontrol strain of Bacillus subtilis AF 1

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 892-896

  Manjula, K ^a,b   Podile, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

^b CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Biocontrol; Fungal cell wall; Wall degrading enzyme

Indexed keywords

4 TOLUENESULFONYL FLUORIDE; 4-TOLUENESULFONYL FLUORIDE; ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; CARBON; DETERGENT; GLUCAN 1,3 BETA GLUCOSIDASE; LAMINARAN; POLYSACCHARIDE; POLYSORBATE; TOLUENESULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; PH; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CARBON; CELL WALL; CULTURE MEDIA; DETERGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUCAN 1,3-BETA-GLUCOSIDASE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; POLYSORBATES; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TOSYL COMPOUNDS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 26844485422     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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