Conversion of crude chitosan to an anti-fungal protease by Bacillus cereus

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 375-382

  Chang, Wen Teish ^b   Hsieh, Cheng Hong ^b   Hsieh, Hung Sheng ^b   Chen, Chinshuh ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Bacillus cereus; Chitosan; Protease; Pythium ultimum

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; FUNGI;

ANTI-FUNGAL ACTIVITIES; ANTIFUNGAL; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SPP; CHITOSAN FLAKES; CULTURE BROTHS; CULTURE SUPERNATANT; DRY WEIGHTS; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HYDROLYTIC ENZYMES; NEUTRAL PROTEASE; PATHOGENIC FUNGUS; PROTEASE; PROTEASE ACTIVITIES; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM; SOIL SAMPLES; SPORE GERMINATIONS;

AMINES;

BACILLUS CEREUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM;

EID: 59449084221     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-008-9901-5     Document Type: Article

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