Selection and characterization of feather-degrading bacteria from canola meal compost

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-153

  Lin, X ^a   Inglis, G D ^b   Yanke, L J ^b   Cheng, K J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Canola meal; Compost; Feathers; Keratinase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; KERATIN; MILK PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEATHER; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0032849461     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900706     Document Type: Article

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