Biodegradation of Low Density Polythene (LDPE) by Pseudomonas Species

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 411-419

  Kyaw, Bhone Myint ^a,b   Champakalakshmi, Ravi ^a   Sakharkar, Meena Kishore ^c   Lim, Chu Sing ^a   Sakharkar, Kishore R ^d  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^d OmicsVista   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Gas chromatography mass spectroscopy; Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC; Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1; Pseudomonas putida; Pseudomonas syringae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

EID: 84866922246     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-012-0250-6     Document Type: Article

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