Chitinases produced by Paenibacillus illinoisensis and Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. pakistani degrade Nod factor from Bradyrhizobium japonicum

Microbiological Research

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 345-349

  Jung, Woo Jin ^a   Mabood, Fazli ^a   Souleimanov, Alfred ^a   Park, Ro Dong ^b   Smith, Donald L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Division of Applied Bioscience and Biotechnology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. pakistani; Bradyrhizobium japonicum; Chitinase; Lipo chitooligosaccharides (LCOs); Paenibacillus illinoisensis

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; OLIGOSACCHARIDES;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SUBSP. PAKISTANI; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; CHITINASE; LIPO-CHITOOLIGOSACCHARIDES (LCO); PAENIBACILLUS ILLINOISENSIS;

BACTERIA;

ACETATE; BACTERIUM; CHITIN; ENZYME; NODULATION; SIGNALING; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOYBEAN;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR PAKISTANI; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; GLYCINE MAX; PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS ILLINOISENSIS;

EID: 41749111814     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2006.06.013     Document Type: Article

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