Degradation of nonionic surfactants and polychlorinated biphenyls by recombinant field application vectors

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 252-262

  Lajoie, C A ^a   Layton, A C ^a   Easter, J P ^a   Menn, F M ^a   Sayler, G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkylethoxylate; Alkylphenolethoxylate; Genetically engineered microorganisms; Nonylphenoldiethoxylate; Pseudomonas putida; Ralstonia eutropha

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

ALCALIGENES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RALSTONIA; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 0031448890     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900454     Document Type: Article

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