Colonization of contaminated soil by an introduced bacterium: Effects of initial pentachlorophenol levels on the survival of Sphingomonas chlorophenolica strain RA2

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 326-331

  Colores, G M ^a,b   Schmidt, S K ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaugmentation; Microbial survival; Pentachlorophenol; Sphingomonas

Indexed keywords

PENTACHLOROPHENOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BIOMASS; DEGRADATION; GROWTH REGULATION; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; SOIL POLLUTION; SPHINGOMONAS; SURVIVAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SPHINGOBIUM CHLOROPHENOLICUM; SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS CHLOROPHENOLICA;

EID: 0033370371     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900718     Document Type: Article

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