Role of Acinetobacter for biodegradability of quaternary ammonium compounds

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 764-770

  Al Ahmad, A ^a   Wiedmann Al Ahmad, M ^b   Schon G ^b   Daschner, F D ^a   Kummerer K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACINETOBACTER; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; STEM CELLS;

ACINETOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033922684     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001280000069     Document Type: Article

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