Identification and characterisation of a Bacillus licheniformis strain with profound keratinase activity for degradation of melanised feather

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 74, Issue , 2012, Pages 54-60

  Okoroma, Emeka A ^a   Garelick, Hemda ^a   Abiola, Oduola O ^b   Purchase, Diane ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Degradation; Feather; Keratin; Keratinase; Melanised feathers

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BACILLI; BACTERIOLOGY; DEGRADATION; DESORPTION; DRUG PRODUCTS; EFFLUENTS; ELECTROPHORESIS; KERATIN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PH EFFECTS; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLYACRYLATES; REDUCING AGENTS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL; FEATHER; KERATINASE; KERATINOLYTIC ACTIVITY; MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION/IONIZATION-TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MELANISED FEATHERS; MOLECULAR COMPOSITIONS; SODIUM DODECYL SULPHATE;

STRAIN;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; ELECTROKINESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEATHER; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MELANIN; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; PH; PROTEIN; WEIGHT;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84864929700     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2012.07.013     Document Type: Article

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