Biodegradation of groundwater pollutants by a combined culture of Mycobacterium vaccae and a Rhodococcus sp.

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 841-846

  Fairlee, Jason R ^a   Burback, Brian L ^a   Perry, Jerome J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Groundwater pollutant; Mycobacterium vaccae; Rhodococcus sp.

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CHLOROBENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; GROUND WATER; PHENOL; TOLUENE;

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MICROORGANISM; MINERALIZATION; PHENOL;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEM; MYCOBACTERIUM VACCAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS; TECHNIQUE; WATER POLLUTION;

MYCOBACTERIUM VACCAE; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 0030716433     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m97-122     Document Type: Article

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