Identification of an alkaliphilic actinomycetes that produces a PrP Sc-degrading enzyme

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 349-353

  Mitsuiki, Shinji ^a   Takasugi, Mikako ^a   Moriyama, Yasushi ^b   Futagami, Taiki ^c   Goto, Masatoshi ^c   Kanouchi, Hiroaki ^d   Oka, Tatsuzo ^d  

^a KYUSHU SANGYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOTO LTD   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkaliphilic; Keratinase; Nocardiopsis

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); MYCELIUM (GENUS); NOCARDIOPSIS; NOCARDIOPSIS METALLICUS;

EID: 77956753287     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: 18692044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13213-010-0049-9     Document Type: Article

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