Bacteria from contaminated urban and hilly areas as a source of polyhydroxyalkanoates production

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1919-1925

  Razzaq, Attia ^a   Jamil, Nazia ^a   Naheed, Nighat ^a   Hasnain, Shahida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Contaminated urban and hilly areas; Polyhydroxyalkanoates

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; BACTERIAL DNA; CADMIUM; COPPER; DNA FRAGMENT; GENOMIC DNA; PENICILLIN G; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE SYNTHASE 1; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE SYNTHASE 2; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CARBON SOURCE; CITROBACTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA; KLEBSIELLA; NONHUMAN; PH; POLLUTION; PSEUDOMONAS; TEMPERATURE; URBAN AREA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA; KLEBSIELLA; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 77950959065     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb09.1003     Document Type: Article

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