Proteases from Bacillus: A new insight into the mechanism of action for rhizobacterial suppression of nematode populations

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 262-269

  Lian, L H ^a   Tian, B Y ^a   Xiong, R ^b   Zhu, M Z ^a   Xu, J ^a   Zhang, K Q ^a  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus spp.; Biological control; Mechanism of action; Nematotoxic proteases; Rhizobacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; FARMS; SOILS;

BACILLUS SP; BACILLUS SPP; BACILLUS SPP.; BACILLUS STRAIN; BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS; MECHANISM OF ACTION; NEMATICIDAL ACTIVITY; NEMATOTOXIC PROTEASE; RHIZOBACTERIA; SOIL SAMPLE;

STRAIN;

PROTEINASE;

BACTERIA; BIOACTIVITY; DEGRADATION; STRAIN; TOXICITY;

BIOASSAY; BIOCONTROL AGENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NEMATODE; RHIZOBACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM; BREVIBACILLUS; BREVIBACILLUS LATEROSPORUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFESTATION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RHIZOBACTERIUM; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOT KNOT NEMATODE; SOIL ANALYSIS;

BACILLUS SP.; BREVIBACILLUS LATEROSPORUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MELOIDOGYNE; MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA; NEMATODA; RHIZOBIALES;

EID: 34548072220     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2007.02184.x     Document Type: Article

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