Keratinolytic bacteria isolated from feather waste

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 395-399

  Riffel, Alessandro ^a   Brandelli, Adriano ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Feather; Keratin; Peptidase; Proteolysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM; MICROBACTERIUM SP.; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 33845900682     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822006000300036     Document Type: Article

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