Polygalacturonase from Sitophilus oryzae: Possible horizontal transfer of a pectinase gene from fungi to weevils

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Shen, Zhicheng ^a,b   Denton, Michael ^a,c   Mutti, Navdeep ^a   Pappan, Kirk ^a,d   Kanost, Michael R ^a   Reese, John C ^a   Reeck, Gerald R ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Athenix Corp   (United States)

^c NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; APHIDIDAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CURCULIONIDAE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE;

EID: 2942755994     PISSN: 15362442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jis/3.1.24     Document Type: Article

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