Isolation and characterization of an acrylamide-degrading Bacillus cereus

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-64

  Shukor, M Yunus ^a   Gusmanizar, N ^b   Azmi, N A ^a   Hamid, M ^a   Ramli, J ^a   Shamaan, N A ^a   Syed, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b ANDALAS UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Acrylamide degrading; Bacillus cereus; Characterization; Isolation

Indexed keywords

DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; UREA;

EID: 59349099747     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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