Production of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate from lactose and whey by Methylobacterium sp. ZP24

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 391-394

  Yellore, V ^a   Desai, A ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUGARS;

BIOMASS YIELD; CHEESE WHEY; DRY WEIGHT; METHYLOBACTERIUM SP; POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE); POLY--3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE; POLY-3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE; SOLE SOURCE OF CARBON;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; LACTOSE; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID);

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; METHYLOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; POND; WHEY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHYLOBACTERIUM; METHYLOBACTERIUM SP.;

EID: 0031846153     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1998.00362.x     Document Type: Article

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