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Reconstructing the diversification of subtilisins in the pathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae.
Gene - 7 Jan 2004
Bagga Savita, Hu Gang, Screen Steven E, St Leger Raymond J
Abstract excerpt
Fungi secrete subtilisin proteinases to acquire nutrients and breach host barriers. Here we sought a global characterization of the diversity of subtilisins in the insect pathogen Metarhizium anisopliae. Expressed sequence tag (EST) analyses showed that a broad host range strain of M. anisopliae sf. anisopliae (strain 2575) expressed 11 subtilisins during growth on insect cuticle, the largest number of...
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