Growth of Pseudomonas and Bacillus biofilms on pretreated polypropylene surface

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 530-536

  Arkatkar, Ambika ^a   Juwarkar, Asha A ^b   Bhaduri, Sumit ^c   Uppara, Parasu Veera ^c   Doble, Mukesh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Biodegradation; Carbonyl index; Polypropylene; Pretreatment; Pseudomonas

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC OXIDATIONS; BACILLUS FLEXUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIO SURFACTANT; CARBON SOURCE; CARBONYL INDEX; IN-VITRO; MARGINAL EFFECTS; POLY-PROPYLENE FILM; PRE-TREATMENT; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; SOIL CULTURE; SUBTILIS; SURFACE ENERGIES; WEIGHT LOSS;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBONYLATION; DEGRADATION; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYPROPYLENES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYMERS;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON; CARBONYL COMPOUND; GROWTH RATE; HYDROPHOBICITY; OXIDATION; POLYMER; PROTEIN; RESIN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURFACE ENERGY; SURFACTANT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACILLUS FLEXUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AZOTOFORMANS; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI;

EID: 77954952912     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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