Evaluation of properties of several cheese-ripening fungi for potential biotechnological applications

Mycoscience

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 84-87

  Chávez, Renato ^a   Roa, Amanda ^a   Navarrete, Katherinne ^a   Trebotich, Jovanka ^a   Espinosa, Yeison ^a   Vaca, Inmaculada ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Penicillium camemberti; Penicillium roqueforti; Proteolytic activity; Protoplast regeneration; Transformation

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CAMEMBERTI; PENICILLIUM ROQUEFORTII;

EID: 76649083237     PISSN: 13403540     EISSN: 16182545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10267-009-0004-4     Document Type: Article

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