The measurement of toluene dioxygenase activity in biofilm culture of Pseudomonas putida F1

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 181-191

  Woo, Hae Jin ^a,b   Sanseverino, John ^a   Cox, Chris D ^a,b   Robinson, Kevin G ^a,b   Sayler, Gary S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

Author keywords

Pseudomonas putida F1; TCE cometabolism; Toluene dioxygenase

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; INDOLE; OXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TECHNIQUE;

BIOFILMS; INDOLES; NAD; OXYGENASES; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

INDIGOFERA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0033976229     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(00)00123-8     Document Type: Article

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