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Analysis of chitinase expression in the crayfish plague fungus Aphanomyces astaci.
Diseases of aquatic organisms - 29 Aug 2002
Andersson M Gunnar, Cerenius Lage
Abstract excerpt
Chitinase, as determined by enzymatic activity in the growth medium and by transcription of the chitinase gene AaChi1, is expressed at a high level during vegetative growth of the crayfish pathogen Aphanomyces astaci and expression is not further stimulated by chitin. Expression is not detected in zoospores and it does not increase to high levels until late during germination. Upon sporulation, chitinase...
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