Initial reactions in anaerobic oxidation of m-xylene by the denitrifying bacterium Azoarcus sp. strain T

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 6403-6410

  Krieger, Cynthia J ^a   Beller, Harry R ^a,b   Reinhard, Martin ^a   Spormann, Alfred M ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLBENZOIC ACID; BENZOIC ACID ESTER DERIVATIVE; DEUTERIUM; FUMARIC ACID; META XYLENE; RNA 16S; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; AZOARCUS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL SUSPENSION; CHEMICAL BOND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; ENZYME KINETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; RNA SEQUENCE;

AZOARCUS; AZOARCUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0032738035     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.20.6403-6410.1999     Document Type: Article

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