Improvement of extracellular β-galactosidase production by thermophilic fungi Chaetomium thermophile and Thermomyces lanuginosus

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1925-1932

  El Gindy, Ahmed ^a   Ibrahim, Zeinab ^a   Aziz, Huda ^a  

^a Roxy   (Egypt)

Author keywords

galactosidase; Thermophilic fungi

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549103785     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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