Isolation of bacteria from acidic peat swamp forest soil and their lignin degradation potential

• Main Authors: Mohamad Roslan, Muhamad Aidilfitri, Amirudin, Nur Azam, Zainal Abidin, Zaima Azira, Mohd Omar, Suhaila
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/49226/1/poster_icast2015.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/49226/4/iCAST2015_aidil.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/49226/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The tropical peat swamp forest in Malaysia has reduced significantly due to increasing pressure for development and demand for agricultural land. Pekan peat swamp forest is part of the 200,000 hectares of peat swamp forest located in Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia. While more extensive study were done...