Induction of the tod operon by trichloroethylene in Pseudomonas putida TVA8

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 5049-5052

  Shingleton, Justin T ^a,b   Applegate, Bruce M ^a   Nagel, Aaron C ^a   Bienkowski, Paul R ^a,b   Sayler, Gary S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b The University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLUMINESCENCE; GENE INDUCTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0031793222     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.12.5049-5052.1998     Document Type: Article

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