Halopicolinic acids, novel products arising through the degradation of chloro- and bromobiphenyl by Sphingomonas paucimobilis BPSI-3

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 66-71

  Davison, Annette D ^a   Karuso, Peter ^a   Jardine, Daniel R ^a   Veal, Duncan A ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Halobiphenyl degradation; Halopicolinic acid; Sphingomonas paucimobilis BPSI 3

Indexed keywords

HALIDE; PICOLINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DRUG DEGRADATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029915777     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m96-009     Document Type: Article

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