Possible Involvement of Plasmids in Degradation of Malathion and Chlorpyriphos by Micrococcus sp.

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 574-576

  Guha, A ^a   Kumari, B ^a   Bora, T C ^a   Roy, M K ^a  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS SP.;

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORPYRIFOS; MALATHION; NALIDIXIC ACID; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROCOCCUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHLORPYRIFOS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; MALATHION; MICROCOCCUS; NALIDIXIC ACID; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; PLASMIDS; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0031301720     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02815468     Document Type: Article

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