Killer toxin from a novel killer yeast Pichia kudriavzevii RY55 with idiosyncratic antibacterial activity

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 645-656

  Bajaj, Bijender Kumar ^a   Raina, Sandeepu ^a   Singh, Satbir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Killer toxin; Killer yeast; Pichia kudriavzevii; Purification

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; MYCOTOXIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KILLER TOXIN; KILLER YEAST; KLEBSIELLA; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; PH; PICHIA; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS ALCALIGENES; PURIFICATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; KILLER TOXIN; KILLER YEAST; PICHIA KUDRIAVZEVII; PURIFICATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KLEBSIELLA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOTOXINS; PICHIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS ALCALIGENES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84881574213     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201200187     Document Type: Article

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