Characterization of a chitinase with antifungal activity from a native Serratia marcescens B4A

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1017-1029

  Zarei, Mandana ^a,b   Aminzadeh, Saeed ^a   Zolgharnein, Hossein ^b   Safahieh, Alireza ^b   Daliri, Morteza ^a   Noghabi, Kambiz Akbari ^a   Ghoroghi, Ahmad ^c   Motallebi, Abbasali ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b KHORRAMSHAHR MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c IRANIAN FISHERIES RESEARCH ORGANIZATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Characterization; Chitinase; Serratia marcescens b4a

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455205584     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822011000300022     Document Type: Article

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