Studies on degradation efficiency of polycaprolactone by a naturally-occurring bacterium

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-49

  Motiwalla, Mustafa J ^a   Punyarthi, Priyanka P ^a   Mehta, Mansi K ^a   D'Souza, Jacinta S ^a   Kelkar Mane, Varsha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Mangroves; Novel Bacillus pumilus; Polymer degradation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; MANGROVE; RHIZOSPHERE; TIMESCALE;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOPHORACEAE; SESUVIUM PORTULACASTRUM;

EID: 84873848449     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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