Addition of exogenous carbon and nitrogen sources to aphid exuviae modulates synthesis of proteases and chitinase by germinating conidia of Beauveria bassiana

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 189, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 589-596

  Qazi, Sohail S ^a   Khachatourians, George G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Biocontrol; NAGase; Regulation; Subtilisins (Pr1 like); Trypsin (Pr2 like)

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHITINASE; GLUCOSE; NITROGEN; PROTEINASE; SUBTILISIN; TRYPSIN;

APHID; ARTICLE; BEAUVERIA; CARBON SOURCE; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME REPRESSION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGAL BIOMASS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GERMINATION; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALS; APHIDS; BEAUVERIA; BIOMASS; CARBON; CHITINASE; INSECT PROTEINS; NITROGEN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; SPORES, FUNGAL;

APHIDIDAE; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 43449084620     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-008-0355-9     Document Type: Article

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