Estimation of the Number of Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-Degraders in Soil and Isolation of Degraders Based on the Method of Most Probable Number (MPN) Using PHA-Film

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1214-1217

  Song, Cunjiang ^a   Uchida, Urumi ^a   Ono, Shin ^a   Shimasaki, Choichiro ^a   Inoue, Masami ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Film MPN; P(3HB co 3HV); P(3HB co 4HB); PHA

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; BIOREMEDIATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0035351244     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.1214     Document Type: Article

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