Anaerobic degradation of halogenated benzoic acids coupled to denitrification observed in a variety of sediment and soil samples

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 144, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 213-219

  Häggblom, Max M ^a   Rivera, Maria D ^a   Young, Lily Y ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic degradation; Bromobenzoate; Chlorobenzoate; Denitrification; Iodobenzoate

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID; BROMOBENZOIC ACID; CHLOROBENZOIC ACID; IODOBENZOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHALOGENATION; DENITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL MICROFLORA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030296671     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00366-7     Document Type: Article

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