Polyester-degrading actinomycetes isolated from the Touchien River of Taiwan

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 201-205

  Hoang, Kim Chi ^a   Lee, Chung Yi ^b   Tseng, Min ^c   Chu, Wen Shen ^c  

^a TA HWA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FOOD INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Actinomycetes; Microbial degradation; Polyester; River

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DECOMPOSITION; GENES; POLYESTERS; RIVERS;

ACTINOMYCETES; ISOLATES; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION;

BACTERIA;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); MICROMONOSPORA; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 33846439814     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-006-9212-7     Document Type: Article

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