Bacterial oxidation of methyl bromide in fumigated agricultural soils

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4346-4354

  Miller, Laurence G ^a   Connell, Tracy L ^a   Guidetti, Janet R ^a,b   Oremland, Ronald S ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYL BROMIDE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OZONE LAYER; SOIL MICROFLORA;

EID: 0030724363     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.11.4346-4354.1997     Document Type: Article

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