Secretion of chitinase byAphanocladium album, a hyperparasite of wheat rust (original) (raw)

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Aphanocladium album, a hyperparasite of wheat rust,Puccinia graminis var_tritici_, secretes chitinase when grown on a chitin-containing medium. This enzyme was purified and shown to attack the mycelium of the parasitized rust fungus.

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1. Institute of Phytomedicine, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, CH-8092, Zürich, Switzerland
   A. K. Srivastava
2. Botanical Institute, University of Basel, Schönbeinstrasse 6, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland
   T. Boller
3. Ranchi University, 834 001, Ranchi, India
   T. Boller

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Srivastava, A.K., Boller, T. Secretion of chitinase by_Aphanocladium album_, a hyperparasite of wheat rust.Experientia 41, 1612–1613 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01964834

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• Published: 15 December 1985
• Issue Date: December 1985
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01964834

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