Isolation of thermophiles assimilating poly(ethylene-co vinyl alcohol)

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 400-402

  Tomita, Kosuke ^a   Kojoh, Kanehisa ^a   Suzuki, Atsushi ^a  

^a KANTO GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus stearothermophilus; Biodegradation; Poly(ethylene co vinyl alcohol); Thermophiles

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; NONHUMAN; SOIL MICROFLORA; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VISCOSITY; BIODEGRADATION;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; CELL CULTURE; GLASS TRANSITION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANIC POLYMERS; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; POLYETHYLENE-CO-VINYL ALCOHOL; THERMOPHILES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0031284268     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0922-338X(97)81998-8     Document Type: Article

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