Effective biodegradation of chicken feather waste by co-cultivation of keratinase producing strains

Abstract Background Chicken feather, a byproduct of poultry-processing industries, are considered a potential high-quality protein supplement owing to their crude protein content of more than 85%. Nonetheless, chicken feathers have been classified as waste because of the lack of effective recycling...

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Main Authors: Zheng Peng, Xinzhe Mao, Juan Zhang, Guocheng Du, Jian Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12934-019-1134-9