Shedding light on anaerobic benzene ring degradation: A process unique to prokaryotes?

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 301-309

  Harwood, Caroline S ^a   Gibson, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE DERIVATIVE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; DEHALOGENATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTERIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0031024667     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.2.301-309.1997     Document Type: Short Survey

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