α-Chitinase activity among lactic acid bacteria

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-156

  Leisner, Jørgen J ^a   Vogensen, Finn K ^a   Kollmann, Johannes ^a   Aideh, Bashir ^a   Vandamme, Peter ^b   Vancanneyt, Marc ^c   Ingmer, Hanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carnobacterium; Chitin; Hydrolytic activity; Invertebrates; Lactococcus; Natural environment

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CHITINASE; CHITIN; CHITINASE; HYDROLASE;

ARTICLE; CARNOBACTERIUM; CARNOBACTERIUM DIVERGENS; CARNOBACTERIUM MALTAROMATICUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHITINASE; ENZYME REPRESSION; GLUCOSE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; TEMPERATURE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

CARNOBACTERIUM; CARNOBACTERIUM DIVERGENS; CARNOBACTERIUM MALTAROMATICUM; INVERTEBRATA; LACTOCOCCUS;

EID: 44349184279     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: 16180984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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