African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12486

Full Length Research Paper

Analysis of the degradation of polyethylene, polystyrene and polyurethane mediated by three filamentous fungi isolated from the Antarctica

Rodrigo Oviedo-Anchundia
  • Rodrigo Oviedo-Anchundia
  • Centro de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas del Ecuador, CIBE, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, FCV, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Campus Gustavo Galindo km. 30.5 Via Perimetral, P. O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
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Daynet Sosa del Castillo
  • Daynet Sosa del Castillo
  • Centro de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas del Ecuador, CIBE, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, FCV, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Campus Gustavo Galindo km. 30.5 Via Perimetral, P. O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
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Jaime Naranjo-Morán
  • Jaime Naranjo-Morán
  • Centro de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas del Ecuador, CIBE, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, FCV, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Campus Gustavo Galindo km. 30.5 Via Perimetral, P. O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
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Nora Francois
  • Nora Francois
  • Grupo de Aplicaciones de Materiales Biocompatibles, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. Paseo Colón 850, 5º Piso, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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José Álvarez-Barreto
  • José Álvarez-Barreto
  • Colegio de Ciencias e Ingenierías, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Diego de Robles y Vía Interoceánica, Quito, Ecuador.
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Alejandro Alarcón
  • Alejandro Alarcón
  • Área de Microbiología, Postgrado de Edafología, Colegio de Postgraduados, km 36.5 Carretera México-Texcoco, C.P. 56230, Montecillo, Estado de México, México.
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Jhonny Saulo Villafuerte
  • Jhonny Saulo Villafuerte
  • Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, Facultad Ciencias de la Educación. Ave.Circunvalación, C.P. 130802. Manta, Ecuador.
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Milton Barcos-Arias
  • Milton Barcos-Arias
  • Centro de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas del Ecuador, CIBE, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, FCV, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Campus Gustavo Galindo km. 30.5 Via Perimetral, P. O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
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  •  Received: 04 July 2020
  •  Accepted: 13 August 2020
  •  Published: 28 February 2021

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