Microbial dehalogenation of halogenated alkanoic acids, alcohols and alkanes

Advances in Microbial Physiology

Volumn 38, Issue , 1997, Pages 133-176

  Howard Slater, J ^a   Bull, Alan T ^b   Hardman, David J ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c Cadbury Herne Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; ALKANOIC ACID; BACTERIAL ENZYME; HALOALCOHOL; HALOCARBON;

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM; DEHALOGENATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TRANSPOSON;

ALCALIGENES; ALCOHOLS; ALKANES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; HYDROLASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MORAXELLA; PSEUDOMONAS; RHIZOBIUM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; XANTHOMONAS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031060628     PISSN: 00652911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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