Cross-induction of pyrene and phenanthrene in a Mycobacterium sp. Isolated from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contaminated river sediments

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 520-529

  Molina, Marirosa ^a,b   Araujo, Rochelle ^a   Hodson, Robert E ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Mycobacterium sp.; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Pyrene

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACENE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; NAPHTHALENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; MINERALIZATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

MYCOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0033306072     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-45-6-520     Document Type: Article

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