The antifungal protein AFP from Aspergillus giganteus inhibits chitin synthesis in sensitive fungi.

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Published in Appl Environ Microbiol on February 02, 2007

Authors

Silke Hagen1, Florentine Marx, Arthur F Ram, Vera Meyer

Author Affiliations

1: Berlin University of Technology, Institute of Biotechnology, Department Microbiology and Genetics, Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25, D-13355 Berlin, Germany.

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