Isolation of lipid- and polysaccharide-degrading micro-organisms from subtropical forest soil, and analysis of lipolytic strain Bacillus sp. CR-179

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 218-227

  Ruiz, Christian ^a   Pastor, F I J ^a   Diaz, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Cellulase; Esterase; Lipase; Pectinase; Subtropical forest soil; Xylanase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; ESTERS; FORESTRY; LIPASES; MICROORGANISMS; SOIL SURVEYS; TROPICS;

BACILLUS SP; CELLULASE; ESTERASE; FOREST SOILS; LIPOLYTIC; MICRO-ORGANISMS; PECTINASES; SUBTROPICAL FOREST SOIL; SUBTROPICAL FORESTS; XYLANASES;

SOILS;

BUTYRIC ACID; CELLULASE; ESTERASE; HYMECROMONE; OLEIC ACID; POLYGALACTURONASE; RIBOSOME DNA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

BIODEGRADATION; FOREST SOIL; LIPID; POLYSACCHARIDE; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS CR 179; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FOREST SOIL; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPOLYSIS; MICROFLORA; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUTRIENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECYCLING; SAMPLING; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ARGENTINA; MISIONES [ARGENTINA]; PUERTO IGUAZU; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BACILLUS SP.; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; IGUAZU;

EID: 14644408029     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2005.01660.x     Document Type: Article

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