Isolation and screening of biopolymer-degrading microorganisms from northern Thailand

• Main Authors: Watsana Penkhrue, Chartchai Khanongnuch, Kazuo Masaki, Wasu Pathom-aree, Winita Punyodom, Saisamorn Lumyong
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84938747937&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/44187
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2015, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. Forty agricultural soils were collected from Chiang Mai and Lampang provinces in northern Thailand. Bacteria, actinomycetes and fungi were isolated and screened for their ability to degrade polylactic acid (PLA), polycaprolactone (PCL) and poly(buty...