Metabolism of diethyl ether and cometabolism of methyl tert-butyl ether by a filamentous fungus, a Graphium sp.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 3059-3067

  Hardison, Linda K ^a   Curry, Sadie S ^a   Ciuffetti, Lynda M ^a   Hyman, Michael R ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHER; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION;

FUNGI;

EID: 0030793539     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.8.3059-3067.1997     Document Type: Article

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