Production of an extra cellular feather degrading enzyme by Bacillus licheniformis isolated from poultry farm soil in Namakkal district (Tamilnadu)

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 184-188

  Tamilmani, P ^a   Umamaheswari, A ^b   Vinayagam, A ^a   Prakash, B ^a  

^a PGP College of Pharmaceutical Science Research Institute   (India)

^b Prince Shri Venkateshwara Arts and Science College   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus licheniformis; Feather waste; Fermentation and keratinase production; Keratin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 41449087794     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2008.184.188     Document Type: Article

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