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The phenoloxidase (POx) activities of 1059 strains and species of micromycetes were determined on malt/agar medium. Overall, 600 (57%) of the isolates produced one or more POx. The sensitivity and specificity of the POx activities towards various substrates were used to group the isolates. Some 187 strains (31% of those producing POx) produced well-defined enzymes, 236 (39%) produced incompletely identified enzymes and 177 (30%) produced other, unidentified POx.
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Rahouti, M., Benoit-Guyod, JL., Seigle-Murandi, F. et al. Sensitivity and specificity of phenoloxidase reactions of 1059 strains and species of Micromycetes cultivated on malt/agar medium. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 11, 497–501 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00286360
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