Chitinase Activity Production by Planktonic, Benthic and Epiphytic Bacteria Inhabiting the Moty Bay of the Jeziorak Lake (Poland)

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 215-220

  Donderski, W ^a   Trzebiatowska, M ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bottom sediments; Chitinases; Chitinolytic bacteria; Heterotrophic bacteria; Macrophytes; Surface water

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348136648     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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