Fermentative toluene degradation in anaerobic defined syntrophic cocultures

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-73

  Meckenstock, Rainer U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Bioremediation; BTEX contaminant; Methanogenesis; Syntrophy

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; FUMARIC ACID; NITRATE; TOLUENE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; FERMENTATION; GROWTH; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL TREATMENT; WOLINELLA;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; FERMENTATION; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TOLUENE; WOLINELLA;

GEOBACTER METALLIREDUCENS; WOLINELLA SUCCINOGENES;

EID: 0032797412     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00290-6     Document Type: Article

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