A Gram-negative bacterium, identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa AL98, is a potent degrader of natural rubber and synthetic cis-1,4-polyisoprene

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 155-161

  Linos, Alexandros ^a   Reichelt, Rudolf ^a   Keller, Ulrike ^a   Steinbüchel, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biofilm; cis 1,4 polyisoprene; Latex gloves; Natural rubber; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENE; POLYMER; RNA 16S; RUBBER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; GLOVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAINING; SURFACE PROPERTY;

AUTOMOBILES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RUBBER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0033987270     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00583-2     Document Type: Article

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