Isolation and description of carbazole-degrading bacteria

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-82

  Shotbolt Brown, Joanna ^a,b   Hunter, David W F ^a   Aislabie, Jackie ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biodegradation; Carbazole

Indexed keywords

CARBAZOLE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029918619     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m96-012     Document Type: Article

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