The microbiological fate of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Carbon and oxygen balances for bacterial degradation of model compounds

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 556-561

  Bouchez, M ^a,b   Blanchet, D ^a   Vandecasteele, J P ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b Centre de Cadarache   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; RHODOCOCCUS;

4 AMINOHIPPURIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; RHODOCOCCUS;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CULTURE MEDIA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PSEUDOMONAS; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 0029906292     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00578471     Document Type: Article

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