Flocculation properties of poly(γ-glutamic acid) produced by Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 84-87

  Yokoi, Haruhiko ^a   Arima, Tomomi ^a   Hirose, Jun ^a   Hayashi, Sachio ^a   Takasaki, Yoshiyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; flocculation properties; poly( glutamic acid)

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; MAGNESIUM DERIVATIVE; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIODEGRADATION; FLOCCULATION; NONHUMAN; PH;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0029797758     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0922-338X(96)89461-X     Document Type: Article

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