Expression of pectinase activity among Aspergillus flavus isolates from southwestern and southeastern United States

Mycopathologia

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 333-338

  Mellon, Jay E ^a   Cotty, Peter J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; Pectinase; Pectinmethylesterase; Polygalacturonase

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; MICROPUS;

AFLATOXIN; CARBOXYLESTERASE; COTTON SEED OIL; PECTINESTERASE; POLYGALACTURONASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ENZYMOLOGY; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

AFLATOXINS; ARIZONA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; COTTONSEED OIL; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; PLANT DISEASES; POLYGALACTURONASE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 3242721574     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MYCO.0000024181.36900.15     Document Type: Article

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