Evaluation of pentachlorophenol-degrading potentiality of Pseudomonas sp. in a soil microcosm

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-78

  Gautam, Sumit Kumar ^a   Sharma, Rajeev ^a   Ahmad, A H ^a   Thakur, Indu Shekhar ^a  

^a G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial consortium; Chemostat; Degradation; Pseudomonas sp.; Tetrachlorohydroquinone (TCH) and pentachlorophenol

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 0037299906     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022517718775     Document Type: Article

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