Identification and modification of biphenyl dioxygenase sequences that determine the specificity of polychlorinated biphenyl degradation

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 3096-3103

  Mondello, Frank J ^a   Turcich, Michael P ^a   Lobos, John H ^a   Erickson, Bruce D ^a,b  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; NONHUMAN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030752851     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.8.3096-3103.1997     Document Type: Article

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