Biochemistry, genetics and physiology of microbial styrene degradation

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 403-417

  O'Leary, Niall D ^a   O'Connor, Kevin E ^b   Dobson, Alan D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biotransformation; Phenylacetic acid; Regulation; Two component

Indexed keywords

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN STYR; PROTEIN STYS; STYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATABOLISM; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; CONTAMINATION; EFFLUENT; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; OXIDATION; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POLLUTION; POLYMER PRODUCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; ENZYMES; FILTRATION; FUNGI; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; OPERON; PSEUDOMONAS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; STYRENE;

EID: 0036843901     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6445(02)00126-2     Document Type: Review

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