Production of extracellular protease by a Brazilian strain of Beauveria bassiana reactivated on coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 217-223

  Ito, Eliana Tiemi ^b   Varéa Pereira, Geni ^a   Miyagui, Dalva Tomoe ^a   Pinotti, Maria Helena Pimenta ^a   Neves, Pedro Manoel Oliveira Janeiro ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Enzyme stability; Protease activity

Indexed keywords

BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; HYPOTHENEMUS HAMPEI;

EID: 34249324849     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132007000200006     Document Type: Article

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