Regulation of subtilisin-like protease prC expression by nematode cuticle in the nematophagous fungus Clonostachys rosea

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3243-3252

  Zou, Cheng Gang ^a   Tao, Nan ^a,b   Liu, Wen Jing ^a   Yang, Jin Kui ^a   Huang, Xiao Wei ^a   Liu, Xian Yong ^a   Tu, Hui Hui ^a   Gan, Zhong Wei ^a   Zhang, Ke Qin ^a  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; NITROGEN; SERINE PROTEINASE; SUBTILISIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HYPOCREALES; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NEMATODE; PATHOGENICITY; PROMOTER REGION; VIRULENCE;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HYPOCREALES; NEMATODA; NITROGEN; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SERINE PROTEASES; SUBTILISINS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BIONECTRIA OCHROLEUCA; FUNGI; NEMATODA;

EID: 78149463763     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2010.02296.x     Document Type: Article

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