Characterization of Recombinant Terrelysin, a Hemolysin of Aspergillus terreus

Mycopathologia

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-34

  Nayak, Ajay P ^a,b   Blachere, Françoise M ^a   Hettick, Justin M ^a   Lukomski, Slawomir ^b   Schmechel, Detlef ^a   Beezhold, Donald H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aegerolysin; Aspergillus terreus; Cloning; Terrelysin

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 78650515518     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-010-9343-0     Document Type: Article

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