Complete microbial degradation of both enantiomers of the chiral herbicide mecoprop [(RS)-2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)propionic acid] in an enantioselective manner by Sphingomonas herbicidovorans sp. nov.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 4318-4322

  Zipper, Christian ^a   Nickel, Kathrin ^a   Angst, Werner ^a   Kohler, Hans Peter E ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECOPROP;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEGRADATION; ENANTIOMER; FLAVOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; STOICHIOMETRY;

FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM SP.; SPHINGOBIUM HERBICIDOVORANS; SPHINGOMONAS;

EID: 0029979765     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.12.4318-4322.1996     Document Type: Article

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