Analysis of PCB-degrading bacteria: Physiological aspects

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 334-336

  Pazlarova J ^a   Demnerova K ^a   Mackova M ^a   Burkhard, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SOIL POLLUTION;

BACTERIAL STRAINS; CO-CULTURES; CONTAMINATED SOILS; CZECH REPUBLIC; DEGRADING BACTERIA; DELOR 103; GROWTH PARAMETERS; MICRO-ORGANISMS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL MIXTURES; SPECIFIC GROWTH RATE;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0030927295     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00075.x     Document Type: Article

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