Identification and sequence analysis of two regulatory genes involved in anaerobic toluene metabolism by strain T1

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 652-660

  Coschigano, Peter W ^a,b   Young, L Y ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; TOLUENE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTAMINATION; DENITRIFICATION; ENZYME REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHENOTYPE; REGULATOR GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0030999250     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.2.652-660.1997     Document Type: Article

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