Desulfurization of dibenzothiophene derivatives by whole cells of Rhodococcus erythropolis H-2

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-70

  Ohshiro, Takashi ^a   Hirata, Teruki ^a   Izumi, Yoshikazu ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Desulfurization; Dibenzothiophene; Rhodococcus; Substituted dibenzothiophene

Indexed keywords

DIBENZOTHIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; PETROLEUM;

ACID RAIN; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; COMBUSTION; DESULFURIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERYTHROPOLIS; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS;

EID: 0030586803     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00244-3     Document Type: Article

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