Improved antifungal activity of barley derived chitinase I gene that overexpress a 32 kDa recombinant chitinase in Escherichia coli host

Abstract Agricultural crops suffer many diseases, including fungal and bacterial infections, causing significant yield losses. The identification and characterisation of pathogenesis-related protein genes, such as chitinases, can lead to reduction in pathogen growth, thereby increasing tolerance aga...

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Main Authors: Nida Toufiq, Bushra Tabassum, Muhammad Umar Bhatti, Anwar Khan, Muhammad Tariq, Naila Shahid, Idrees Ahmad Nasir, Tayyab Husnain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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