Tolerance and biodegradation of m-toluate by Scots pine, a mycorrhizal fungus and fluorescent pseudomonads individually and under associative conditions

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 817-826

  Sarand, I ^a   Timonen, S ^b   Koivula, T ^b   Peltola, R ^b   Haahtela, K ^b   Sen, R ^b   Romantschuk, M ^b  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION;

AGAR PLATES; BACTERIAL STRAINS; CO-CULTURES; CONDITION; FLUORESCENT PSEUDOMONADS; MYCORRHIZAL FUNGUS; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SCOTS PINE; SYMBIOTICS;

FUNGI;

M TOLUATE; TOLUENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE ISOLATION; MYCORRHIZA; NONHUMAN; PINE; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SYMBIOSIS;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SUILLUS BOVINUS;

EID: 0032921899     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00731.x     Document Type: Article

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