Lysis of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis by Zygosporium geminatum

Medical Mycology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 75-79

  San Blas, G ^a   Moreno, B ^a   Calcagno, A M ^a   San Blas, F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Cell wall lysis; Glucanases; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Zygosporium geminatum

Indexed keywords

1,3 BETA GLUCANASE; GLUCAN GLUCOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CONTAMINATION; CYTOLYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; ENZYME DEGRADATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; SOUTH AMERICAN BLASTOMYCOSIS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

BETA-GLUCOSIDASE; CELL WALL; GLUCAN 1,3-BETA-GLUCOSIDASE; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; KINETICS; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 33746471629     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-280X.1998.00121.x     Document Type: Article

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