Earthworm egg capsules as vectors for the environmental introduction of biodegradative bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2376-2381

  Daane, L L ^a,c   Haggblom M M ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; DETOXIFICATION; HERBICIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; EARTHWORM; ECOSYSTEM; EGG; NONHUMAN; SOIL MICROFLORA; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EISENIA FETIDA; MICROBIOTA; OLIGOCHAETA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; RALSTONIA; RALSTONIA EUTROPHA; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 0040960277     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.6.2376-2381.1999     Document Type: Article

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