Desulfuromonas chloroethenica sp. nov. uses tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene as electron acceptors

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1262-1263

  Krumholz, Lee R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0030783150     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-4-1262     Document Type: Article

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