Effect of different carbon sources on the growth and polygalacturonase activity of Aspergillus flavus isolated from cropped soils

Research Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 362-368

  Arotupin, D J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Commercial carbon; Growth; Polygalacturonase; Raw carbon; Substrates

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 34250760865     PISSN: 18164978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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