Secretion of keratinolytic enzymes and keratinolysis by Scopulariopsis brevicaulis and Trichophyton mentagrophytes: Regression analysis

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1060-1069

  Anbu, P ^a,c   Gopinath, S C B ^a,d   Hilda, A ^a   Mathivanan, N ^a   Annadurai, G ^b,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Keratin; Keratinase; Keratinophilic fungi; Regression analysis; Scopulariopsis brevicaulis; Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

KERATIN; KERATINASE; KERATINOPHILIC FUNGI; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ENZYMES;

KERATIN; KERATINASE; NITROGEN;

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CARBON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; NITROGEN; PATHOGEN; POULTRY; PROTEIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ARTHRODERMA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CARBON SOURCE; CHRYSOSPORIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURVULARIA LUNATA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; KERATINIZATION; NONHUMAN; PAECILOMYCES; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ANIMALS; ASCOMYCOTA; FEATHERS; KERATINS; KINETICS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; POULTRY; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TRICHOPHYTON;

ASIA; CHENNAI; EURASIA; INDIA; NAMAKKAL; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMA TUBERCULATUM; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS GLAUCUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; CHRYSOSPORIUM; CHRYSOSPORIUM KERATINOPHILUM; COCHLIOBOLUS LUNATUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM SOLANI; PAECILOMYCES CARNEUS; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

EID: 33846954332     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W06-067     Document Type: Article

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