Isolation and characterization of a new keratinolytic bacterium that exhibits significant feather-degrading capability

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 4590-4596

  Xu, Bo ^a,b   Zhong, Qiaofang ^a,c   Tang, Xianghua ^a,b   Yang, Yunjuan ^a,b   Huang, Zunxi ^a,b  

^a YUNNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Key Laboratory of Yunnan for Biomass Energy and Biotechnology of Environment   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus licheniformis; Chicken feather; Keratin; Keratinolytic protease

Indexed keywords

KERATIN; KERATINASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BROTH DILUTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEATHER; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; TEMPERATURE; THERMOSTABILITY;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 70349504348     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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