Induction of aromatic catabolic activity in sphingomonas aromaticivorans strain f199

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 303-313

  Romine, M F ^a   Fredrickson, J K ^a   Li, S M W ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatic; Degradation; Naphthalene; P cresol; Regulation; Toluene

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZALDEHYDE; BENZOIC ACID; NAPHTHALENE; PARA CRESOL; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE CLUSTER; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPHINGOMONAS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NOVOSPHINGOBIUM AROMATICIVORANS; SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS AROMATICIVORANS;

EID: 0033370369     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900750     Document Type: Article

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