Characterization of fluoranthene- and pyrene-degrading bacteria isolated from PAH-contaminated soils and sediments

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 100-112

  Ho, Y ^a   Jackson, M ^a   Yang, Y ^b   Mueller, J G ^c   Pritchard, P H ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SLS Bioprocessing Laboratory   (United States)

^c One Continental Towers   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Cometabolism; Fluoranthene; Mycobacterium; Pyrene; Sphingomonas

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; SOIL; SPHINGOMONAS;

MYCOBACTERIUM; SPHINGOMONAS;

EID: 0034054858     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900774     Document Type: Article

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