Molecular characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa 2NR degrading naphthalene

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 181-186

  Civilini, M ^a   De Bertoldi, M ^a   Tell, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COMPOSTING; NAPHTHALENE; PHENOLS;

16S RDNA; HYDROXYLASES; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; PS. AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS SP;

GENES;

CATECHOL; GENTISIC ACID; NAPHTHALENE; OXYGENASE; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S; SALICYLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 0032864072     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00613.x     Document Type: Article

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