Microflora of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid degrading biofilms on gas permeable membranes

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 608-615

  Rothemund, Caroline ^a,b   Amann, Rudolf ^a   Klugbauer, Sabine ^a   Manz, Werner ^a   Bieber, Claudia ^a   Schleifer, Karl Heinz ^a   Wilderer, Peter ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Salutas Pharma GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. eutrophus JMP 134; Biofilm structure; In situ hybridization; Membrane attached biofilm; Oligonucleotide probes

Indexed keywords

ALCALIGENES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PROTEOBACTERIA; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; OXYGEN; RNA 16S;

AMOEBA; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; FUNGUS; GAS PERMEABILITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MEMBRANE; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 0030449158     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0723-2020(96)80033-6     Document Type: Article

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