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A Method for the Demonstration of Extracellular Hydrolysis of Poly‐β‐Hydroxybutyrate
Author(s) -
MALIK K. A.,
CLAUS D.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1978.tb04208.x
Subject(s) - petri dish , extracellular , hydrolysis , overlayer , agar , bacteria , agar plate , materials science , chromatography , phosphate buffered saline , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , biology , genetics
1 A simple method has been developed for the rapid demonstration of extracellular hydrolysis of poly‐β‐hydroxybutyrate (PHB). 2 This is based on the use of thin PHB strips or films placed on inoculated mineral agar in Petri dishes or in liquid media. 3 It has been tested on various strains of different species of bacteria and the results showed complete agreement with the conventional overlayer method.