Extracellular proteases from eight psychrotolerant antarctic strains

Microbiological Research

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-166

  Vazquez, Susana C ^a   Coria, Silvia H ^b   Mac Cormack, Walter P ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO ARGENTINO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antarctic bacteria; Proteases; Pseudomonas sp.; Psychrophiles; Psychrotolerant bacteria

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PH EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MOLAR MASSES; THERMAL SELECTIVE INACTIVATION;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 3042646663     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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