Initial transformations in the biodegradation of benzothiazoles by Rhodococcus isolates

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 3270-3274

  De Wever, Helene ^a,b   Vereecken, Karen ^a   Stolz, Andreas ^b   Verachtert, Hubert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOTHIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; RHODOCOCCUS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERYTHROPOLIS; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0031687911     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.9.3270-3274.1998     Document Type: Article

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