Isolation and characterization of an acrylamide-degrading Antarctic bacterium

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-112

  Shukor, M Yunus ^a   Gusmanizar, N ^b   Ramli, J ^a   Shamaan, N A ^a   MacCormack, W P ^c   Syed, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b ANDALAS UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^c INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO ARGENTINO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acrylamide; Antarctica; Biodegradation; Pseudomonas sp.

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 59349086924     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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