Screening of microorganisms for biodegradation of poly(lactic acid) and lactic acid-containing polymers

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2393-2397

  Torres, A ^a   Li, S M ^b   Roussos, S ^a   Vert, M ^b,c  

^a Inst F de Rech Sci Devmt Coop   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOLIC ACID; LACTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCREENING; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; PENICILLIUM ROQUEFORTII;

EID: 0029959451     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.7.2393-2397.1996     Document Type: Article

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