Isolation of acetone/ethylene glycol utilizing and biofilm forming strains of bacteria

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 133-139

  Masák, Jan ^a   Čejková, Alena ^a   Jirků, Vladimír ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acetone; BioBlm; Ethylene glycol

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; GLYCOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030773476     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(97)00055-9     Document Type: Article

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