Studies on the transformation of selected polychlorinated biphenyl congeners by Pseudomonas strain LB 400.

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 782-788

  Billingsley, K A ^a   Backus, S M ^b   Ward, O P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Backus Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biphenyl; Degradation; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Pseudomonas strain LB400

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIODEGRADATION; BIPHENYL; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; PCBS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; SOIL; SUPPLEMENTATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0030829052     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m97-112     Document Type: Article

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