Isolation and characterisation of fungal communities associated with degradation and growth on the surface of poly(lactic) acid (PLA) in soil and compost

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 95, Issue PB, 2014, Pages 301-310

  Karamanlioglu, Mehlika ^a   Houlden, Ashley ^a   Robson, Geoffrey D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Compost; PLA; Poly(lactic) acid; TRFLP

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING;

FUNGAL COMMUNITY; PLA; TRFLP;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 84908375775     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2014.09.006     Document Type: Article

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