Biodegradation of phenols by the alga Ochromonas danica

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1265-1273

  Semple, Kirk T ^a,b   Cain, Ronald B ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENOL;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CATABOLISM; CELL CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM;

EID: 0029878362     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.4.1265-1273.1996     Document Type: Article

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