Production and characterization of bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymers and evaluation of their blends by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 251-258

  Shamala, T R ^a   Divyashree, M S ^a   Davis, Reeta ^a   Kumari, K S Latha ^a   Vijayendra, S V N ^a   Raj, Baldev ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; PHA blends; Polyhydroxyalkanoate; Recombinant Escherichia coli; Rhizobium meliloti; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 70350150207     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-009-0031-z     Document Type: Article

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