Characterization of polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading bacteria isolated from contaminated sites in Czechia

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 247-254

  Totevova S ^a   Prouza, M ^b   Burkhard, J ^b   Demnerova K ^b   Brenner, V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCALIGENES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS ALCALIGENES; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; RALSTONIA; WAUTERSIA; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

BACTERIAL DNA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CHEMISTRY; CZECH REPUBLIC; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR; CZECH REPUBLIC; DNA, BACTERIAL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PSEUDOMONAS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0041870999     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02817646     Document Type: Article

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