Amycolatopsis thailandensis sp. nov., a poly(L-lactic acid)-degrading actinomycete, isolated from soil

• Main Authors: Chomchoei A., Pathom-Aree W., Yokota A., Kanongnuch C., Lumyong S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79955444329&partnerID=40&md5=b48189e102e011082f328a89fc7d9ccc; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20495035; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/5688
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

A novel actinomycete that was capable of degrading poly(L-lactic acid), strain CMU-PLA07T, was isolated from soil in northern Thailand. Strain CMU-PLA07T had biochemical, chemotaxonomic, morphological and physiological properties that were consistent with its classification in the genus Amycolatopsi...