Isolation and preliminary characterization of Bacillus sp. MCS, a gram- positive 4-chlorobiphenyl degrading bacterium

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-43

  Saagua M C ^a,b   Vieira, G ^a   Paveia, Maria Helena ^a,c   Anselmo, A ^b  

^a Ctro de Genet e Biologia Molecular   (Portugal)

^b INETI   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

4 CB degradation; Bacillus sp.; PCB

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; BIODEGRADATION; CELL CULTURE; CHARACTERIZATION; GROWTH KINETICS; METABOLISM;

BACILLUS; CATABOLITE ANALYSIS; CHLOROBIPHENYL; SOIL INOCULUM;

BACTERIA;

BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; NONHUMAN;

BACILLUS;

EID: 0344835777     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-8305(98)00044-4     Document Type: Article

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