Analyses of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria isolated from contaminated soils

Biodegradation

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-157

  Ahn, Yeonghee ^a   Sanseverino, John ^a   Sayler, Gary S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthracene; Benz a pyrene; Biodegradation; NAH7; Phenanthrene; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACENE; DIOXYGENASE; MINERALIZATION; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE;

BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; METABOLISM; NAPHTHALENE; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

BIODEGRADATION;

ANTHRACENE; BACTERIAL DNA; BENZO[A]PYRENE; NAPHTHALENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION;

BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0033117287     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008369905161     Document Type: Article

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