Biodegradation of poly-β-hydroxybutv rate by microscopic fungi

Mikrobiologiya

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 340-346

  Kozlovskii, A G ^a   Zhelifonova, V P ^a   Inokurova, N G V ^a   Antipova, T V ^a   Ivanushkina, N E ^a  

^a SKRYABIN INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Degradation; Microscopic fungi; Poly hydroxybutyrate

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746784740     PISSN: 00263656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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