The biodegradation of poly-3-hydroxyalkanoates, PHAs, with long alkyl substitutents by Pseudomonas maculicola

Biodegradation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 67-73

  Foster, L J R ^a   Zervas, S J ^a   Lenz, R W ^a   Fuller, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

clear zone; extracellular degradation; poly 3 hydroxyalkanoate; polyester

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOPOLYMERS; CARBON; ENZYMES; GROWTH KINETICS; POLYESTERS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EXTRACELLULAR DEGRADATION; POLY 3 HYDROXYALKANOATE; POLYMER DEGRADATION; QUANTITATIVE CLEAR ZONE TECHNIQUE;

BIODEGRADATION;

PSEUDOMONAS MACULICOLA;

EID: 0029158337     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: 15729729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00702301     Document Type: Article

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