Characterization of a Chitinase gene exhibiting antifungal activity from a biocontrol bacterium Bacillus licheniformis N1

Plant Pathology Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 344-351

  Lee, Kwang Youll ^a   Heo, Kwang Ryool ^a   Choi, Ki Hyuck ^a   Kong, Hyun Gi ^a   Nam, Jaesung ^a   Yi, Young Byung ^a   Park, Seung Hwan ^b   Lee, Seon Woo ^a   Moon, Byung Ju ^a  

^a Dong A University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Bacillus licheniformis; Chitinase; Fulvia fulva

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952892162     PISSN: 15982254     EISSN: 20939280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5423/PPJ.2009.25.4.344     Document Type: Article

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