Incidence of marine and mangrove bacteria accumulating polyhydroxyalkanoates on the mid-west coast of India

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 655-659

  Rawte, T ^a   Padte, M ^a   Mavinkurve, S ^a  

^a GOA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Diversity; Estuarine sediments; Mangroves; Marine sediments; Polyhydroxyalkanoates monomeric units

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 0036787933     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016872631403     Document Type: Article

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