Degradation of substituted naphthalenesulfonic acids by Sphingomonas xenophaga BN6

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 391-399

  Stolz, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Dioxygenases; Naphthalenesulfonic acids; Sphingomonas

Indexed keywords

AZO DYE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; NAPHTHALENESULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; CATABOLISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SPHINGOMONAS; STOICHIOMETRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS XENOPHAGA;

EID: 0033375210     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900725     Document Type: Article

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