Biodegradation of aromatic hydrocarbons in an extremely acidic environment

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 4180-4184

  Stapleton, Raymond D ^a   Savage, Dwayne C ^a   Sayler, Gary S ^a   Stacey, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CARBON 14; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; NAPHTHALENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RIBOSOME DNA; SALICYLIC ACID; TOLUENE; WATER;

ACIDITY; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIODEGRADATION; COAL MINING; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA SEQUENCE; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION; PH; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 0031790148     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.11.4180-4184.1998     Document Type: Article

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