Anaerobic degradation of m-cresol by Desulfobacterium cetonicum is initiated by formation of 3-hydroxybenzylsuccinate

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 172, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 287-294

  Müller, Jochen A ^a   Galushko, Alexander S ^a   Kappler, Andreas ^a   Schink, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

3 Hydroxybenzylsuccinate; Anaerobic degradation; Aromatic compounds; Desulfobacterium cetonicum; m Cresol; Sulfate reducing bacteria; Toluene

Indexed keywords

FUMARIC ACID; META CRESOL; SUCCINIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHEMICAL REACTION; DEGRADATION; ESTERIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CRESOLS; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; SUCCINATES; SULFUR-REDUCING BACTERIA; TOLUENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOBACTERIUM CETONICUM;

EID: 0032701629     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050782     Document Type: Article

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