Biodegradation of polyethylene by the thermophilic bacterium Brevibacillus borstelensis

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1093-1100

  Hadad, D ^a   Geresh, S ^a   Sivan, Alex ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Brevibacillus borstelensis; Polyethylene; Thermophilic bacteria; u.v. photo oxidation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CARBON; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; POLYETHYLENES;

% REDUCTIONS; BREVIBACILLU BORSTELENSIS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; INFRARED ANALYSIS; IRRADIATION TIME; MICRO-ORGANISMS; PHOTO OXIDATION; SOLE CARBON SOURCE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIA; UV PHOTO-OXIDATION;

BIODEGRADATION;

CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; MANNITOL; POLYETHYLENE;

BIODEGRADATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; POLYMER; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BREVIBACILLUS; BREVIBACILLUS BORSTELENSIS; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; GRAVIMETRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOOXIDATION; REDUCTION; SOIL MICROFLORA; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACILLUS BORSTELENSIS;

EID: 17644388403     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02553.x     Document Type: Article

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