Characterization of chitinases of polycentric anaerobic rumen fungi

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 241-245

  Novotna Z ^a   Fliegerova K ^a   Simunek J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITINASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NEOCALLIMASTICALES; PH; RUMINANT STOMACH; TEMPERATURE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; CHITIN; CHITINASE; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; ENZYME STABILITY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NEOCALLIMASTICALES; RUMEN; TEMPERATURE;

ANAEROMYCES; FUNGI; ORPINOMYCES;

EID: 48249107962     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-008-0035-9     Document Type: Article

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