Isolation and characterization of a dibenzofuran-degrading yeast: Identification of oxidation and ring cleavage products

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2215-2219

  Hammer, Elke ^a   Krowas, Dirk ^a   Schäfer, Annett ^a   Specht, Michael ^b   Francke, Wittko ^b   Schauer, Frieder ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; DIOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OXIDATION; SOIL POLLUTION; YEAST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TRICHOSPORON MUCOIDES;

EID: 0031777668     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.6.2215-2219.1998     Document Type: Article

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