Genes of enzymes involved in the biodegradation of carbazole, dibenzofuran, fluorene, and dibenzo-p-dioxin by bacteria

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 9-16

  Kasuga, Kano ^a   Nojiri, Hideaki ^a   Yamane, Hisakazu ^a   Omori, Toshio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biodegradation; Carbazole; Dibenzo p dioxin; Dibenzofuran; Fluorene; Genes of enzymes

Indexed keywords

CARBAZOLE; DIBENZODIOXIN; DIBENZOFURAN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CELL CULTURE; ENZYMES; FLUORINE; GENES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES; OXIDATION; SEWAGE BACTERIOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; CARBAZOLE DERIVATIVE; DIBENZOFURAN; FLUORENE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIODEGRADATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA FLANKING REGION; JAPAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION; PSEUDOMONAS; SOIL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0031454068     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00637-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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