Keratinase production by newly isolated Antarctic actinomycete strains

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 6-7, 2005, Pages 831-834

  Gushterova, Adriana ^a   Vasileva Tonkova, Evgenia ^a   Dimova, Elitza ^b   Nedkov, Peter ^b   Haertlé, Thomas ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

^b INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Bulgaria)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Antarctic actinomycetes; Keratinase activity; Microbispora aerata; Streptomyces flavis; Wool waste

Indexed keywords

PRODUCTION; SOILS; WOOL;

ANTARCTIC ACTINOMYCETES; KERATINASE ACTIVITY; MICROBISPORA AERATA; STREPTOMYCES FLAVIS; WOOL WASTE;

ENZYME KINETICS;

ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; PRODUCTION; SOIL; WOOL;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); MICROBISPORA ROSEA SUBSP. AERATA; OVIS ARIES; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 27944443985     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-004-2241-1     Document Type: Article

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