In vitro degradation of equine keratin by dermatophytes and other keratinophilic fungi

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 114, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 352-358

  Apprich, Veronika ^a   Spergser, Joachim ^a   Rosengarten, Renate ^a   Stanek, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; Hoof; Keratin; Keratinolytic activity; Moulds; Skin

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; DERMIS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GEOTRICHUM CANDIDUM; HORN; MICROSPORUM GYPSEUM; MOULD; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DERMATOMYCOSES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FOOT DISEASES; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; KERATINOCYTES; KERATINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ANIMALIA; ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; EQUIDAE; FUNGI; GALACTOMYCES GEOTRICHUM; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS;

EID: 33646161244     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2005.11.060     Document Type: Article

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