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Polyester-degrading thermophilic actinomycetes isolated from different environment in Taiwan.
- Source :
- Biodegradation; Oct2007, Vol. 18 Issue 5, p579-583, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Thermophilic actinomycetes strains were isolated from various environment in Taiwan and screened for degradation of poly(ethylene succinate) (PES), poly(e-caprolactone) (PCL) and/or poly(β-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) by the clear-zone method. Out of 341 strains of thermophilic actinomycetes, 105 isolates were PHB-degraders (30.8%), 198 isolates were PCL-decomposers (58.1%), and 99 isolates could degrade PES (29.0%). Furthermore, 77 isolates could degrade both PHB and PCL (22.6%), 35 isolates could degrade both PHB and PES (10.3%), 81 isolates could degrade both PES and PCL (23.8%) and 31 isolates could degrade the three polyesters used in this study (9.1%). Base on the morphological and chemical characteristics, these 31 isolates belonging to Actinomadura (12.9%), Microbispora (25.8%), Streptomyces (48.4%), Thermoactinomyces (9.7%) and Saccharomonospora genus (3.22%). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BIODEGRADATION
ACTINOMYCETALES
ETHYLENE
POLYESTERS
POLY-beta-hydroxybutyrate
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09239820
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Biodegradation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28809965
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10532-006-9089-z