Characterization of a defined 2,3,5,6-tetrachlorobiphenyl- orthodechlorinating microbial community by comparative sequence analysis of genes coding for 16S rRNA

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 3359-3367

  Pulliam Holoman, Tracey R ^a   Elberson, Margaret A ^a   Cutter, Leah A ^b   May, Harold D ^b   Sowers, Kevin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3,5,6 TETRACHLOROBIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; RNA 16S; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM; DECHLORINATION; DETOXIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOSARCINA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM SP.; DEHALOCOCCOIDES; DEHALOCOCCOIDES ETHENOGENES; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOMICROBIALES; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINALES; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PROTEOBACTERIA; THERMOTOGALES;

EID: 0031717129     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.9.3359-3367.1998     Document Type: Article

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