Role of an extracellular neutral protease in infection against nematodes by Brevibacillus laterosporus strain G4

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 372-380

  Tian, Baoyu ^a   Yang, Jinkui ^a   Lian, Lihui ^a   Wang, Chunyan ^a   Li, Ning ^a   Zhang, Ke Qin ^a  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brevibacillus laterosporus; Infection of nematode; Pathogenic factor; Proteases

Indexed keywords

BREVIBACILLUS LATEROSPORUS; INFECTION OF NEMATODE; PATHOGENIC FACTOR; PROTEASES;

BACTERIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME KINETICS; GENES; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PROTEINS;

ENZYMES;

EDETIC ACID; NEUTRAL PROTEASE 4; NEUTRAL PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CUTICLE; EDTA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INHIBITION; NEMATODE; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BREVIBACILLUS; BREVIBACILLUS LATEROSPORUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GENE DELETION; IN VITRO STUDY; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PANAGRELLUS REDIVIVUS; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; RHABDITIDA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACILLUS LATEROSPORUS; NEMATODA; PANAGRELLUS REDIVIVUS;

EID: 33846809482     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0690-1     Document Type: Article

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