Anaerobic biodegradation of saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 259-276

  Widdel, Friedrich ^a   Rabus, Ralf ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

2 METHYLNAPHTHALENE; ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ETHYLBENZENE; HEXANE; METHANE; NAPHTHALENE; OIL; PARA CYMENE; PHENANTHRENE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BIODEGRADATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; METHANOSARCINA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; THAUERA AROMATICA;

EID: 0035370088     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(00)00209-3     Document Type: Review

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