Bacterial transformations of naphthothiophenes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3463-3473

  Kropp, Kevin G ^a   Andersson, Jan T ^b   Fedorak, Phillip M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL FUEL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIODEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; SOIL POLLUTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0030799156     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.9.3463-3473.1997     Document Type: Article

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