A genomic look at physiology and extracellular enzymes of Aspergillus in relation to utilization of plant matter

Aspergillus in the Genomic Era

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 87-106

  De Vries, Ronald P ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Metabolic pathways; Plant cell wall degradation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864384044     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-635-9     Document Type: Chapter

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