Isolation and characterization of microorganisms that degrade 4-chlorobiphenyl to 4-chlorobenzoic acid

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 401-410

  Kobayashi, Kikuo ^a   Katayama Hirayama, Keiko ^b   Tobita, Shusaku ^a  

^a Yamanashi Institute for Public Health   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 CHLOROBENZOIC ACID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; SOIL MICROFLORA;

BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030479829     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.42.401     Document Type: Article

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