Identification and characterization of a chitinase-produced bacillus showing significant antifungal activity

Current Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 528-533

  Xiao, Liang ^a   Xie, Chi Chu ^a   Cai, Jun ^a,b,c   Lin, Zhi Jie ^a   Chen, Yue Hua ^a,b,c  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITINASE; DNA 16S; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING) A; RNA POLYMERASE BETA SUBUNIT;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; GIBBERELLA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHITINASE; DNA GYRASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GIBBERELLA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GIBBERELLA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 64549151575     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-009-9363-5     Document Type: Article

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