Effects of benzidine and benzidine analogues on growth of bacteria including Azotobacter vinelandii

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 271-275

  Chung, King Thom ^a   Chen, Ssu Ching ^a   Wong, Tit Yee ^a   Wei, Chen I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Azotobacter vinelandii; Benzidine analogues; Growth inhibition; Nitrogenase

Indexed keywords

BENZIDINE; BENZIDINE DERIVATIVE;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CARCINOGENESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031883608     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1998)017<0271:EOBABA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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