MICROBIAL-DEGRADATION OF POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS

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作者
JENKINS, LDL [1 ]
COOK, KA [1 ]
CAIN, RB [1 ]
机构
[1] SHELL RES LTD,SITTINGBOURNE RES CTR,SHELL BIOSCI LAB,SITTINGBOURNE ME9 8AG,KENT,ENGLAND
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED BACTERIOLOGY | 1979年 / 47卷 / 01期
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10.1111/j.1365-2672.1979.tb01171.x
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Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Three bacterial strains have been isolated that differ in their ability to degrade polyethylene glycols (PEGs). Strains R and O showed a marked preference for growth on the low and high molecular weight PEGs, respectively, while strain Z utilized mono‐ethylene glycol only. The partial degradation of PEG 200 by strains R and O was studied in some detail and the results suggested that those components of the mixture that were not utilized were converted into acidic derivatives which accumulated in the medium. Copyright © 1979, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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页数:11
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