An interfacial uptake mechanism for the degradation of pyrene by a Rhodococcus strain

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1087-1093

  Bouchez, Murielle ^a,b,c   Blanchet, Denis ^a   Vandecasteele, Jean Paul ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b Centre de Cadarache   (France)

^c Lab de Microbiologie Industrielle   (France)

Author keywords

Electrolytic respirometry; Insoluble substrate; Interfacial uptake; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Transfer mechanism

Indexed keywords

FLUORANTHENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG UPTAKE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0030927033     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-4-1087     Document Type: Article

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