Isolation and characterization of a thermophilic bacillus strain, that degrades phenol and cresols as sole carbon source at 70°C

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 46, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 593-596

  Mutzel, A ^a   Reinscheid, U M ^a   Antranikian, G ^a   Muller R ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRESOL; PHENOL;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

EID: 0030454648     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530050866     Document Type: Article

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