In vivo levels of chlorinated hydroquinones in a pentachlorophenol- degrading bacterium

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1883-1888

  McCarthy, Darla L ^a   Claude, Alejandro A ^a   Copley, Shelley D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROQUINONE DERIVATIVE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIODEGRADATION; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0030902709     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.5.1883-1888.1997     Document Type: Article

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