Feather wastes digestion by new isolated strains Bacillus sp. in Morocco

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-70

  Zerdani, Ilham ^a   Faid, Mohamed ^b   Malki, Abderahim ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES BEN M SIK   (Morocco)

^b INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VÉTÉRINAIRE HASSAN II   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Feather; Fermentation; Keratin; Process

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PROTEIN;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTION; FEATHER; HYDROLYSIS; INCUBATION TIME; LABORATORY; MONITORING; MOROCCO; NONHUMAN; SCREENING TEST; SOIL; SOLID; STANDARD;

BACILLUS SP.; BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 19744366452     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb2004.000-2012     Document Type: Article

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