Functional expression in Beauveria bassiana of a chitinase gene from Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, an ant-pathogenic fungus

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 677-686

  Chantasingh, Duriya ^a,b   Kitikhun, Supattra ^b   Eurwilaichitr, Lily ^b   Uengwetwanit, Tanaporn ^b   Pootanakit, Kusol ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chitinase; Cuticle degrading enzyme; Insect fungi; Microbial control

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANT; BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PEPTIDE; VIRULENCE;

NARATHIWAT; SIRINDHORN PEAT SWAMP FOREST; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND;

AGROBACTERIUM; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; ISARIA; RHIZOBIUM; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA;

EID: 79956118183     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583157.2011.570430     Document Type: Article

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