Biodegradation of 4-chlorophenol via a hydroquinone pathway by Arthrobacter ureafaciens CPR706

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 125-129

  Bae, Hee Sung ^b   Lee, James M ^a,b   Lee, Sung Taik ^b  

^a Washington State University   (United States)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

4 Chlorophenol degradatien; Arthrobacter ureafaciens; Hydroquinone

Indexed keywords

4 CHLOROPHENOL; HYDROQUINONE;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIODEGRADATION; HYDROXYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER UREAFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030589194     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00400-4     Document Type: Article

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