Plant terpenes enhance survivability of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) degrading Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes KF707 labeled with gfp in microcosms contaminated with PCB

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 463-468

  Oh, Eun Taex ^d   Koh, Sung Cheol ^a   Kim, Eungbin ^b   Ahn, Young Hee ^c   So, Jae Seong ^d  

^a Korea Maritime University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^d Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Green fluorescent protein (GFP); Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes KF707; Terpene

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LIMONENE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; TERPINENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROTRANSFORMATION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PSEUDOMONAS PSEUDOALCALIGENES; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PSEUDOALCALIGENES; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0037898444     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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