Amylase activity of a starch degrading bacteria isolated from soil receiving kitchen wastes

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 3326-3331

  Mishra, Sasmita ^a   Behera, Niranjan ^a  

^a SAMBALPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Amylase; Bacillus; Kitchen waste; Starch degrading

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; STARCH;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DOMESTIC WASTE; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; SOIL MICROFLORA;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 52949093513     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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