Predicting biodegradation

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-124

  Wackett, Lawrence P ^a,c   Ellis, Lynda B M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c 240L Gortner Labs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0033108295     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1462-2920.1999.00029.x     Document Type: Review

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