Microbial Degradation of Polyethylene Glycols
Open Access
- 1 August 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Bacteriology
- Vol. 47 (1) , 75-85
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.1979.tb01171.x
Abstract
Three bacterial strains have been isolated that differ in their ability to degrade polyethylene glycols (PEGs). Strains R and O showed a marked preference for growth on the low and high molecular weight PEGs, respectively, while strain Z utilized mono‐ethylene glycol only. The partial degradation of PEG 200 by strains R and O was studied in some detail and the results suggested that those components of the mixture that were not utilized were converted into acidic derivatives which accumulated in the medium.This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
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