Characterization of (R/S)-mecoprop [2-(2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxy) propionic acid]-degrading Alcaligenes sp. CS1 and Ralstonia sp. CS2 isolated from agricultural soils

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 288-293

  Smejkal, Christopher W ^a   Vallaeys, Tatiana ^b   Seymour, Fabian A ^a   Burton, Sara K ^a   Lappin Scott, Hilary M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2-METHYL-4-CHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ALCALIGENES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; HERBICIDES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

ALCALIGENES; ALCALIGENES SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; RALSTONIA; RALSTONIA SP.; VARIOVORAX PARADOXUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0035214936     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1462-2920.2001.00186.x     Document Type: Article

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