Isolation and characterization of a 9-fluorenone-degrading bacterial strain and its role in synergistic degradation of fluorene by a consortium

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 734-742

  Casellas, Mercè ^a   Grifoll, Magdalena ^a   Sabaté, Jordi ^a   Solanas, Anna Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

9 fluorenone; Biodegradation; Fluorene; Microbial consortium

Indexed keywords

FLUORENE;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS MENDOCINA;

EID: 0031767415     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-44-8-734     Document Type: Article

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