Enhancing spinach growth with a biofertilizer derived from chicken feathers using a keratinolytic bacterial consortium

Abstract This study was conducted to develop a cost-effective and environmentally friendly biofertilizer by utilizing chicken feather waste. Two bacterial strains were employed to biotransform the abundant keratin protein in feathers. The keratinolytic bacterial strains used in this study were ident...

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Main Authors: Iqra Saleem, Wajeeha Asad, Tabbasum Kiran, Sabahat Binte Asad, Sana Khaliq, Amira Ali Mohammed Al-Harethi, L. O. Mallasiy, Tawaf Ali Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-04-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-025-03866-z
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