Application of a quartz crystal microbalance to evaluate biodegradability of starch by Bacillus subtilis

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1095-1099

  Jenkins, M ^a   Horsfall, M ^a   Mathew, D ^a   Scanlon, M ^a   Jayasekara, R ^b   Lonergan, G T ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; biodegradation; quartz crystal microbalance; starch

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 3042848378     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:bile.0000032971.88598.13     Document Type: Article

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