A rapid method to screen degradation ability in chlorophenoxyalkanoic acid herbicide-degrading bacteria

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 273-277

  Smejkal, C W ^a,b   Vallaeys, T ^a,b   Burton, S K ^a,b   Lappin Scott, H M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b Radioactive Waste and Clean up Division   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; HERBICIDES; WEED CONTROL;

A-CARBON; AGAR MEDIA; BACTERIAL COLONIES; CARBON SOURCE; CATABOLIC ACTIVITY; DEGRADING BACTERIA; DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACIDS; MECOPROP; RAPID METHOD; SPHINGOMONAS SP;

PROPIONIC ACID;

2 (4 CHLORO 2 METHYLPHENOXY)ACETIC ACID; 2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ALKANOIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HERBICIDE; MECOPROP;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; HERBICIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; RACEMIC MIXTURE; SPHINGOMONAS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS SP.; SPHINGOMONAS SP. TFD44; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0035073677     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2001.00900.x     Document Type: Article

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