Degradation of styrene by white-rot fungi

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 150-155

  Braun Lullemann A ^a   Majcherczyk, A ^a   Huttermann A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGNIN; STYRENE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0031016189     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530050904     Document Type: Article

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