Bacillus pumilus SG2 isolated from saline conditions produces and secretes two chitinases

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1081-1089

  Ahmadian, G ^a   Degrassi, G ^b   Venturi, V ^b   Zeigler, D R ^c   Soudi, M ^d   Zanguinejad, P ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

^c Department of Biochemistry   (United States)

^d ALZAHRA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bacillus pumilus; Family 18 chitinases; Gene cloning; Halotolerant; Regulation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; GENES;

BACILLUS PUMILUS; CHITINASE GENES; CHITINASES; FAMILY 18 CHITINASE; GENE CLONING; HALOTOLERANT; ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION; PUMILUS; REGULATION; SALINE CONDITIONS;

PROTEINS;

CHITIN; CHITINASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BACTERIUM; CATABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; GENOME; SALINITY TOLERANCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; GENE CONTROL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SUPERNATANT;

BACILLUS PUMILUS;

EID: 34848826214     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03340.x     Document Type: Article

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