Genetic analysis of biodegradation of tetralin by a Sphingomonas strain

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1806-1810

  Hernáez, María José ^a   Reineke, Walter ^b   Santero, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETRALIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIODEGRADATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS MACROGOLTABIDUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS MACROGOLTABIDUS; SPHINGOPYXIS MACROGOLTABIDA;

EID: 0345130028     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.4.1806-1810.1999     Document Type: Article

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