Dechlorination of chloroethenes is inhibited by 2-bromoethanesulfonate in the absence of methanogens

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 4982-4985

  Löffler, Frank E ^a   Ritalahti, Kirsti M ^a   Tiedje, James M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 BROMOETHANESULFONIC ACID; CHLOROETHENE DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DECHLORINATION; METHANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEDIMENT;

ARCHAEA; METHANOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0041990337     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.12.4982-4985.1997     Document Type: Article

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