A phylogenetic analysis of aerobic polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading bacteria

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 207-210

  Williams, William A ^a   Lobos, John H ^a   Cheetham, William E ^a  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ALCALIGENES; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ALCALIGENES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIUM ALCALIGENES; CORYNEBACTERIUM SP.; RHODOCOCCUS; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 0031031215     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-1-207     Document Type: Article

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