Production of trichloroacetic acid, trichloroethanol and dichloroacetic acid from trichloroethylene degradation by Methylocystis sp. strain M

Biocatalysis and Biotransformation

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 347-357

  Saeki, Satoshi ^a   Mukai, Satoshi ^a   Iwasaki, Kazuhiro ^a   Yagi, Osami ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Dichloroacetic acid; Tichloroacetic acid; Trichloroethanol; Trichloroethylene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CHLORINATION; METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PH EFFECTS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

DICHLOROACETIC ACID; METHYLOCYSTIS; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; TRICHLOROETHANOL; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

CHLORAL; DICHLOROACETIC ACID; METHANE; OXIDE; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; TRICHLOROETHANOL; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; METABOLITE; METHYLOBACTERIUM; METHYLOCYSTIS; PH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHYLOBACTERIUM; METHYLOCYSTIS;

EID: 0033390913     PISSN: 10242422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10242429909015235     Document Type: Article

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