Isolation and characterization of a new aromatic compound-degrading alkalitrophic bacteria

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 101-106

  Maeda, Michihisa ^a,b   Roberts, Michael S ^a,c   Ohta, Yoshinori ^a,b   Fuji, Fumie ^a,b   Travisano, Michael ^a,c   Kudo, Toshiaki ^a,b  

^a INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Alcaligenes sp.; Alkalitroph; Dietza; PCB biphenyl; Rhodococcus sp.

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION;

ALCALIGENES SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 0031787003     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.44.101     Document Type: Article

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