Aerobic degradation of phthalic acid by Comamonas acidovoran Fy-1 and dimethyl phthalate ester by two reconstituted consortia from sewage sludge at high concentrations

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 811-815

  Wang, Yingying ^a   Fan, Yanzhen ^a   Gu, Ji Dong ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Comamonas acidovorans; Consortium; Degradation; Dimethyl phthalate ester; Endocrine disrupting; Phthalic acid; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COMAMONAS; DELFTIA ACIDOVORANS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS CHLORORAPHIS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; XANTHOMONAS;

EID: 0242318342     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026021424385     Document Type: Article

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