Isolation of recombinant strains with enhanced pectinase production by protoplast fusion between penicillium expansum and penicillium griseoroseum

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-57

  Varavallo, Maurilio Antonio ^a   De Queiroz, Marisa Vieira ^b   Lana, Taís Guimarães ^b   De Brito, Admilson Toscano Ribeiro ^c   Gonçalves, Daniel Bonoto ^b   De Araújo, Elza Fernandes ^b  

^a Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Pectinases; Penicillium; Protoplast fusion

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PENICILLIUM GRISEOROSEUM;

EID: 34248228115     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822007000100011     Document Type: Article

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