Aerobic mineralization of 2,6-dichlorophenol by Ralstonia sp. strain RK1

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 2566-2571

  Steinle, Patrick ^a   Stucki, Gerhard ^a   Stettler, Rolf ^b   Hanselmann, Kurt W ^b  

^a CIBA GEIGY LTD   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,6 DICHLOROPHENOL; BENZENE; CHLORINATED PHENOL; CHLOROBENZENE; CHLOROPHENOL; GROUND WATER; PHENOL; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ALCALIGENES; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FRANCE; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RALSTONIA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ALCALIGENES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; RALSTONIA; RALSTONIA SP.;

EID: 0031867545     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.7.2566-2571.1998     Document Type: Article

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