Anaerobic degradation of m-cresol by a sulfate-reducing bacterium

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 3170-3175

  Londry, Kathleen L ^a   Fedorak, Phillip M ^b   Suflita, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL OIL; META CRESOL; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; REACTION ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOTOMACULUM SP.;

EID: 0030803904     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.8.3170-3175.1997     Document Type: Article

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