Cyanide degradation by an Escherichia coli strain

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 519-523

  Figueira, Marianne M ^a   Ciminelli, Virgínia S T ^a   De Andrade, Mabel C ^a   Linardi, Valter R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cyanide; Cyanide metabolism; Cyanide oxygenase; Escherichia coli

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030004328     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m96-070     Document Type: Article

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