Kinetics of Methyl t-Butyl Ether Cometabolism at Low Concentrations by Pure Cultures of Butane-Degrading Bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 2197-2201

  Liu, Catherine Y ^a   Speitel Jr , Gerald E ^a,b   Georgiou, George ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTANE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; METABOLISM; METHYLOSINUS TRICHOSPORIUM; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

ARTHROBACTER; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BUTANES; CULTURE MEDIA; KINETICS; METHYL ETHERS; METHYLOSINUS TRICHOSPORIUM; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

EID: 0035350693     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.5.2197-2201.2001     Document Type: Article

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