Quantifying the biodegradation of phenanthrene by Pseudomonas stutzeri P16 in the presence of a nonionic surfactant

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2387-2392

  Grimberg, Stefan J ^a,b   Stringfellow, William T ^a,c   Aitken, Michael D ^a  

^a University of North Carolina ^*  (United States)

^b Clarkson University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CONTAMINATION; GROWTH RATE; MICELLE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI;

EID: 0030006728     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.7.2387-2392.1996     Document Type: Article

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