Characterization of polyhydroxyalkanoates accumulated by a moderately halophilic salt pan isolate Bacillus megaterium strain H16

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1347-1356

  Salgaonkar, B B ^a   Mani, K ^a   Braganca, J M ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus megaterium strain H16; Halophiles; Polyhydroxyalkanoates; Polymer characterization; Salterns

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; GROWTH KINETICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM STRAIN H16; CELL DRY WEIGHT; GENOTYPIC CHARACTERIZATION; HALOPHILE; NILE BLUE A; PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERIZATION; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; POLYMER CHARACTERIZATION; SALTERN;

STRAIN;

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; METHYL GROUP; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUORESCENCE; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMER; SALT PAN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TOLERANCE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DRY WEIGHT; GENOTYPE; INFRARED RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TEMPERATURE;

GOA; INDIA;

BACILLUS MEGATERIUM;

EID: 84876409910     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12135     Document Type: Article

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