Rhizosphere effects on biodegradation of 2,5-dichlorobenzoate by a bioluminescent strain of root-colonizing Pseudomonas fluorescens

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 79-89

  Crowley, David E ^a   Brennerova, Maria V ^a   Irwin, Cathy ^a   Brenner, Vladimir ^a   Focht, Dennis D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjugation; Gene transfer; lux marker; Physiological status; Phytoremediation; Plasmid

Indexed keywords

2,5 DICHLOROBENZOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SOIL MICROFLORA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0029942276     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-6496(96)00015-3     Document Type: Article

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