Dehalogenation and biodegradation of brominated phenols and benzoic acids under iron-reducing, sulfidogenic, and methanogenic conditions

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3911-3915

  Monserrate, Esteban ^a,b   Häggblom, Max M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BICARBONATE; FERROUS SULFATE; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHENOLS;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BROMINATION; DEHALOGENATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ESTUARY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; STOICHIOMETRY;

METHANOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0342813115     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.10.3911-3915.1997     Document Type: Article

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