Biodegradation of microbial and synthetic polyesters by fungi

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 300-308

  Kim, D Y ^a   Rhee, Y H ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICARBOXYLIC ACID; HYDROLASE; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLY(LEVO LACTIDE); POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYESTER; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; FUNGUS; POLYMER;

ACREMONIUM; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FISCHERI; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS PENICILLOIDES; ASPERGILLUS USTUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOSPHERE; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; CEPHALOSPORIUM; CHAETOMIUM GLOBOSUM; CLADOSPORIUM; CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; CURVULARIA PROTUBERATA; DEBARYOMYCES HANSENII; ECOLOGY; EMERICELLOPSIS MINIMA; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EUPENICILLIUM; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM MONILIFORME; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MUCOR; NONHUMAN; PAECILOMYCES; PAECILOMYCES FARINOSUS; PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS; PAECILOMYCES MARQUANDII; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM ADAMETZII; PENICILLIUM ARGILLACEUM; PENICILLIUM CHERMISINUM; PENICILLIUM CRYSOSPORIUM; PENICILLIUM DALEAE; PENICILLIUM DUPONTII; PENICILLIUM FUNICULOSUM; PENICILLIUM JANTHINELLUM; PENICILLIUM MINIOLUTEUM; PENICILLIUM ORCHROCHLORON; PENICILLIUM PINOPHILIUM; PENICILLIUM RESTRICUM; PENICILLIUM ROQUEFORTI; PENICILLIUM SIMPLICISSIMUM; PENICILLIUM VERRUCULOSUM; PHANEROCHAETE; PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM; POLYPORUS CIRCINATUS; RECYCLING; RHIZOPUS DELEMAR; SHORT SURVEY;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS PENICILLIOIDES; ASPERGILLUS USTUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; AUREOBASIDIUM; AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; CEPHALOSPORIUM; CHAETOMIUM; CHAETOMIUM GLOBOSUM; CHONDROMYCES; CLADOSPORIUM; CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; CURVULARIA; DEBARYOMYCES; DEBARYOMYCES HANSENII; EMERICELLOPSIS; EMERICELLOPSIS MINIMA; EUPENICILLIUM; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; MUCOR; NEOSARTORYA FISCHERI; PAECILOMYCES; PAECILOMYCES FARINOSUS; PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS; PAECILOMYCES MARQUANDII; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM ADAMETZII; PENICILLIUM ARGILLACEUM; PENICILLIUM DALEAE; PENICILLIUM FUNICULOSUM; PENICILLIUM JANTHINELLUM; PENICILLIUM MINIOLUTEUM; PENICILLIUM ROQUEFORTII; PENICILLIUM SIMPLICISSIMUM; PENICILLIUM VERRUCULOSUM; PHANEROCHAETE; PHYSARUM; PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM; PICHIA GUILLIERMONDII; POLYPORUS; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS ORYZAE;

BIODEGRADABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PLASTIC; POLYESTER; RECYCLING; SOIL TEST;

EID: 0038521067     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-002-1205-3     Document Type: Short Survey

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