Biodegradation of chlorinated aliphatic compounds

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 295-300

  Leisinger, Thomas ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUND; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; DEHALOGENATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029997965     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(96)80033-4     Document Type: Article

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