Desulfonation of aliphatic sulfonates by Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 137, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 221-225

  Kertesz, Michael A ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

aliphatic sulfonates; desulfonation; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; sulfate limitation

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUND; ALKANESULFONIC ACID; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFURIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STARVATION;

EID: 0029948856     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00061-4     Document Type: Article

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