Isolation of thermophilic fungal strains producing oxido-reductase and hydrolase enzymes from various Tunisian biotopes

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1104-1109

  Ben Younes, Sonia ^a   Karray, Fatma ^a   Sayadi, Sami ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Ascomycete; Fungi; Laccase; Screening; Thermophile

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGI; HYDROLASES; RNA; SCREENING;

ASCOMYCETE; FUNGAL STRAINS; HYDROLASE ACTIVITIES; LACCASE ACTIVITY; LACCASES; LIGNIN DEGRADATION; OXIDO-REDUCTASES; THERMOPHILE;

STRAIN;

BIOTOPE; COMPOST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LIGNIN; LITTER;

TUNISIA;

ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI; SCYTALIDIUM; SCYTALIDIUM THERMOPHILUM;

EID: 80053269065     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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