Effects of soil temperature and anaerobiosis on degradation of biodegradable plastics in soil and their degrading microorganisms

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 963-972

  Nishide, Hiroyo ^a   Toyota, Koki ^b   Kimura, Makoto ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biodegradable plastics; Degrading microorganisms; Fungi; Soil conditions

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MUCOR; PAECILOMYCES; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRATE CO 3 HYDROXYVALERATE); POLY(BUTYLENE SUCCINATE PLUS AGIPATE); POLYBUTYLENE SUCCINATE; POLYCAPROLACTONE; SOIL; TEMPERATURE;

ASPERGILLUS; CUNNINGHAMELLA; THERMOMYCES;

EID: 0033391593     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.1999.10414346     Document Type: Article

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