Production and properties of α-amylase from thermophilic Bacillus sp.

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 57-61

  Cordeiro, Carlos Alberto Martins ^a   Martins, Meire Lelis Leal ^a   Luciano, Angélica Bárbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

amylase; Bacillus sp.; Thermophilic bacterium

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 19944367355     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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