Anaerobic degradation of α-resorcylate by a nitrate-reducing bacterium, Thauera aromatica strain AR-1

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 540-544

  Gallus, Corinna ^c   Gorny, Norbert ^a   Ludwig, Wolfgang ^c   Schink, Bernhard ^b  

^a MCKINSEY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Anaerobic degradation; Aromatic compounds; Denitrifying bacteria; Resorcylic acids; Thauera aromatica; resorcylate (3,5 dihydroxybenzoate)

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALPHA RESORCYLIC ACID; BACTERIAL DNA; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DICARBOXYLIC ACID; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHLOROGLUCINOL; RESORCINOL; RNA 16S; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; SUGAR;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; RNA SEQUENCE;

EID: 0031450048     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0723-2020(97)80023-9     Document Type: Article

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