Phototrophic utilization of toluene under anoxic conditions by a new strain of Blastochloris sulfoviridis

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 204-212

  Zengler, Karsten ^a   Heider, Johann ^a   Rosselló Mora, Ramon ^a   Widdel, Friedrich ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

16S rRNA sequence analysis; Aromatic hydrocarbons; Benzylsuccinate; Photoheterotrophic growth; Phototrophic bacteria; Toluene

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TOLUENE;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; DENITRIFICATION; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BLASTOCHLORIS SULFOVIRIDIS; PHOTOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 0032888782     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050761     Document Type: Article

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