Characterization of a chitinase with antifungal activity from a native Serratia marcescens B4A
Chitinases have the ability of chitin digestion that constitutes a main compound of the cell wall in many of the phytopathogens such as fungi. In the following investigation, a novel chitinase with antifungal activity was characterized from a native Serratia marcescens B4A. Partially purified enzyme...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2011-09-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822011000300022 |