Endoglucanase-producing fungi isolated from Cape Evans historic expedition hut on Ross Island, Antarctica

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1212-1219

  Duncan, Shona M ^a   Farrell, Roberta L ^a   Thwaites, Joanne M ^a   Held, Benjamin W ^b   Arenz, Brett E ^b   Jurgens, Joel A ^b   Blanchette, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; CELLULOSE;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BIOSYNTHESIS; COLD; ENZYMOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; WOOD;

ANTARCTIC REGIONS; ASCOMYCOTA; CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; COLD; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; WOOD;

CADOPHORA MALORUM; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM ROQUEFORTII;

EID: 33745144296     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01013.x     Document Type: Article

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