Bacterial catabolic transposons

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-12

  Tan, H M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CATABOLISM; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; SHORT SURVEY; SOIL TREATMENT; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIA; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHLOROBENZENES; CHLOROBENZOATES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HYDROCARBONS, HALOGENATED; NAPHTHALENES; NYLONS; PLASMIDS; TOLUENE; XENOBIOTICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032898995     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051356     Document Type: Short Survey

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