Diversity and effectiveness of tropical mangrove soil microflora on the degradation of polythene carry bags

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 55, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 777-786

  Kumar, Shristi ^a   Hatha, A A M ^a,b   Christi, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

^b Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Heterotrophic bacteria; Hydrolytic enzymes; Mangrove soil; Microbial degradation; Plastic pollution

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; LISTERIA; MICROCOCCUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VIBRIO;

EID: 47749144757     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15517/rbt.v55i3-4.5954     Document Type: Article

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