Synergy of two thermophiles enables decomposition of poly-ε- caprolactone under composting conditions

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 373-383

  Nakasaki, Kiyohiko ^a   Matsuura, Haruki ^a   Tanaka, Hiroyuki ^a   Sakai, Takayuki ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymer; Composting; Poly caprolactone decomposition; Streptomyces thermonitrificans; Thermophilic microorganism

Indexed keywords

POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYMER;

BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLYMER; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIODEGRADABILITY; COMPOST; INOCULATION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES THERMONITRIFICANS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

BACILLUS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; POLYESTERS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; STREPTOMYCES; TIME FACTORS;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; STREPTOMYCES THERMOVULGARIS;

EID: 33751000732     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2006.00189.x     Document Type: Article

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