Molecular characterization of a sulfate-reducing consortium which mineralizes benzene

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 269-279

  Phelps, Craig D ^a   Kerkhof, Lee J ^a   Young, Lily Y ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Anaerobic; Benzene; Biodegradation; Sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE; CARBON; RIBOSOME RNA; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENERGY; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MINERALIZATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RNA FINGERPRINTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; SPHINGOBACTERIALES;

EID: 0031732243     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(98)00073-7     Document Type: Article

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