Oxidative degradation of dimethyl sulfoxide by Cryptococcus humicolus WU-2, a newly isolated yeast

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 109-111

  Murakami Nitta, Takako ^a   Kirimura, Kohtaro ^a   Kino, Kuniki ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus humicolus; Dimethyl sulfone; Dimethyl sulfoxide; Oxidation; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ODORS; OXIDATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; YEAST;

MOLAR CONVERSION;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

DIETHYL SULFIDE; DIMETHYL SULFONE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS HUMICOLUS; FUNGUS ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; RHODOCOCCUS; WASTE WATER;

CRYPTOCOCCUS HUMICOLA; CRYPTOCOCCUS HUMICOLUS; FUNGI; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 0037272525     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1263/jbb.95.109     Document Type: Article

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