Isolation and 16S DNA Characterization of Soil Microorganisms from Tropical Soils Capable of Utilizing the Herbicides Hexazinone and Tebuthiuron

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 783-797

  Mostafa, Fadwa I Y ^a   Helling, Charles S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hexazinone; Methylobacterium; Microbacterium; Microbial identification; Microbial isolation; Paenibacillus; Pesticide degradation; Tebuthiuron; Tropical soils

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DNA; HERBICIDES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

COCA CONTROL;

SOILS;

DNA; HERBICIDE; HEXAZINONE; RIBOSOME RNA; TEBUTHIURON;

BIODEGRADATION; HERBICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BASE PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEGRADATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA ISOLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; METHYLOBACTERIUM; METHYLOBACTERIUM ORGANOPHILUM; MICROORGANISM; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PAENIBACILLUS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; SOIL; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; METHYLUREA COMPOUNDS; PHYLOGENY; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRIAZINES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

COLOMBIA; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM; ERYTHROXYLUM; HAWAIIA; METHYLOBACTERIUM; METHYLOBACTERIUM ORGANOPHILUM; METHYLOBACTERIUM RADIOTOLERANS; MICROBACTERIUM; MICROBACTERIUM FOLIORUM; NEGIBACTERIA; PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS ILLINOISENSIS; PAENIBACILLUS PABULI; POSIBACTERIA; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0242468854     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PFC-120025579     Document Type: Article

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