Isolation of a novel bacteria Bacillus pantothenticus 8063, capable of natural rubber latex degradation

Research Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 14-18

  Elizabeth, Cherian ^a   Jayachandran, K ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus pantothenticus 8063; Mineral salt latex medium; Natural rubber latex; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; VIRGIBACILLUS PANTOTHENTICUS;

EID: 77956672917     PISSN: 09736263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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