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    Identification and characterization of novel poly(dl-lactic acid) depolymerases from metagenome

    Many poly(lactic acid) (PLA)-degrading microorganisms have been isolated from the natural environment by culture-based methods, but there is no study about unculturable PLA-degrading microorganisms. In this st...

    Daisuke Mayumi, Yukie Akutsu-Shigeno in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (2008)

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    Isolation of a bacterium that degrades urethane compounds and characterization of its urethane hydrolase

    A bacterium which degrades urethane compounds was isolated and identified as Rhodococcus equi strain TB-60. Strain TB-60 degraded toluene-2,4-dicarbamic acid dibutyl ester (TDCB) and accumulated toluene diamine a...

    Yukie Akutsu-Shigeno, Yusuke Adachi, Chise Yamada in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (2006)