Cellulose degrading capabilities of cellulolytic bacteria isolated from the intestinal fluids of the silver cricket

Environmentalist

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-11

  Chakraborty, Nilanjan ^a,b   Sarkar, G M ^a,c   Lahiri, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI   (India)

^b Ranaghat College ^*  (United States)

^c Ranaghat College   (India)

Author keywords

Biomethanation; Cellulonomass; Cellulose degradation; Gram positive; Silver cricket (Lepisma)

Indexed keywords

CELLULOMONAS; LEPISMA;

EID: 0034044495     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006691524607     Document Type: Article

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