A polyphasic approach to the study of chitinolytic bacteria in soil

Chitin is the most abundant nitrogen-containing polymer in nature, with >1x10 10 tonnes produced annually in terrestrial and marine habitats. Chitinolytic bacteria are able to degrade this recalcitrant substrate through a multiplicity of chitinases. A polyphasic approach was taken to studying the...

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Main Author: Johnson-Rollings, Ashley S.
Published: University of Warwick 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.560426