Bacteria belonging to the genus Cycloclasticus play a primary role in the degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons released in a marine environment

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 5625-5633

  Kasai, Yuki ^a   Kishira, Hideo ^a   Harayama, Shigeaki ^a  

^a MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELLS; GRAVEL; OIL SPILLS; PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEAWATER;

AEROBIC DEGRADATION;

BACTERIA;

2 METHYLNAPHTHALENE; ANTHRACENE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CARBON; DIBENZOTHIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; FLUORENE; NAPHTHALENE; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; OIL; PETROLEUM; PHENANTHRENE; PHOSPHORUS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SEA WATER;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CYCLOCLASTICUS; ENERGY RESOURCE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLLUTION; SIMULATION; TIDE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYCLOCLASTICUS;

EID: 0036841860     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.68.11.5625-5633.2002     Document Type: Article

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