Screening of Aspergillus species for occurrence of lectins and their characterization

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 112-117

  Singh, Ram Sarup ^a   Tiwary, Ashok Kumar ^a   Bhari, Ranjeeta ^a  

^a PUNJABI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Carbohydrate specificity; Haemagglutination; Lectin

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS RUGULOSUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; CAPRA HIRCUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

LECTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CHEMISTRY; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS; ERYTHROCYTES; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HUMANS; LECTINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 46749157027     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200700314     Document Type: Article

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