Isolation and characterization of a novel γ-hexachlorocyclohexane- degrading bacterium

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 6049-6055

  Thomas, Jean Christophe ^a   Berger, Françoise ^a   Jacquier, Maurice ^b   Bernillon, Dominique ^a   Baud Grasset, Frédéric ^b   Truffaut, Nicole ^c   Normand, Philippe ^a   Vogel, Timothy M ^b   Simonet, Pascal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b SANOFI   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CHLORIDE ION; LINDANE; TRICHLOROBENZENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE LOCATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS;

EID: 0029795169     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.20.6049-6055.1996     Document Type: Article

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