Degradation of dimeric lignin model compounds by aerobic bacteria isolated from the hindgut of xylophagous termites

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 205-211

  Kuhnigk, Thomas ^a   König, Helmut ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; MASTOTERMES DARWINIENSIS; NASUTITERMES NIGRICEPS; RETICULITERMES SANTONENSIS; ZOOTERMOPSIS ANGUSTICOLLIS;

EID: 0030808339     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.3620370309     Document Type: Article

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