Bioprospecting for genes involved in the production of chitosanases and microcystin-like compounds in Anabaena strains

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 717-724

  Prasanna, Radha ^a   Gupta, Vishal ^a   Natarajan, Chitra ^a   Chaudhary, Vidhi ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Allelopathic activity; Anabaena; Chitosanase; Cyanobacteria; Fungicidal activity; Phytopathogenic fungi

Indexed keywords

ALLELOPATHIC ACTIVITY; BIOINFORMATIC TOOLS; CHITINASES; CHITOSANASE; CODING REGION; DIAMIDES; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MICROCYSTINS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; PCR AMPLIFICATION; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PROKARYOTE; PHYTOPATHOGENIC FUNGI; SPECIFIC PRIMERS; STREPTOMYCES SP;

BIOINFORMATICS; FUNGI; HYDROPHOBICITY; STRAIN; SUGARS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

AMPLIFICATION;

ANABAENA; ANABAENA LAXA; CYANOBACTERIA; FUNGI; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; MITSUARIA CHITOSANITABIDA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES SP.;

EID: 77951093943     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-009-0228-7     Document Type: Article

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