Characterization of AfpA, an alkaline foam protein from cultures of Fusarium culmorum and its identification in infected malt

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-52

  Zapf, M W ^a   Theisen, S ^a   Rohde, S ^b   Rabenstein, F ^b   Vogel, R F ^a   Niessen, L ^a,c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^c Lehrst F Technische Mikrobiologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

AfpA; Beer; Foam; Fungispumin; Fusarium; Gushing; Surface active protein

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BEER; ENZYMES; FUNGI; GENE ENCODING; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALKALINE FOAM PROTEIN A; ALKALINES; F. GRAMINEARUM; FUNGISPUMIN; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM CULMORUM; GUSHING; LIQUID CULTURE; PROTEIN A; SURFACE ACTIVE PROTEINS;

AMINO ACIDS;

ALKALINE FOAM PROTEIN A; FUNGAL PROTEIN; FUNGISPUMIN; GENOMIC DNA; NUCLEIC ACID; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; SURFACE ACTIVE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; FUNGUS; GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BEER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FOAMING; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM CULMORUM; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUID CULTURE; MALT; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STABILITY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; THERMOSTABILITY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM CEREALIS; FUSARIUM CULMORUM; FUSARIUM LUNULOSPORUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. DIANTHI; HYPOCREA JECORINA;

EID: 34250849552     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03276.x     Document Type: Article

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