Degradation of n-hexadecane and its metabolites by Pseudomonas aeruginosa under microaerobic and anaerobic denitrifying conditions

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 493-498

  Chayabutra, Chawala ^a   Ju, Lu Kwang ^a  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HEXADECANE; HYDROCARBON; NITRATE; NITRITE; OXYGEN;

BIOREMEDIATION;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIODEGRADATION; DENITRIFICATION; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

AEROBIOSIS; ALKANES; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; NITRATES; NITRITES; OXYGEN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0033975110     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.2.493-498.2000     Document Type: Article

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