Clues on the role of Beauveria bassiana catalases in alkane degradation events

Mycologia

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 528-534

  Pedrini, Nicolás ^a   Juárez, M Patricia ^a   Crespo, Rosana ^a   De Alaniz, María J T ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Catalase; Entomopathogenic fungi; Very long chain hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; CATALASE; ISOENZYME; OCTACOSANE;

ALKANE; BIODEGRADATION; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS;

ARTICLE; BEAUVERIA; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; TEMPERATURE;

ALKANES; BEAUVERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CATALASE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ISOENZYMES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE;

BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; INSECTA;

EID: 33751209163     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: 00275514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3852/mycologia.98.4.528     Document Type: Article

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