Isolation and characterization of a cyanide-utilizing Burkholderia cepacia strain

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 699-704

  Adjei, Michael D ^a   Ohta, Yoshiyuki ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Burkholderia cepacia; Cyanide biodegradation; Cyanide utilizing bacterium

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; BIOREMEDIATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYANIDE; FORMIC ACID; GLUCOSE; HYDROLYSIS; LINAMARIN; NITRILE; POTASSIUM CYANATE; POTASSIUM CYANIDE; THIOCYANATE POTASSIUM;

BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA;

EID: 0032761872     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008924032039     Document Type: Article

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