Microcosm enrichment of biphenyl-degrading microbial communities from soils and sediments

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 3014-3022

  Wagner Dobler I ^a   Bennasar, A ^a   Vancanneyt, M ^b   Strompl C ^a   Brummer I ^a   Eichner, C ^a   Grammel, I ^a   Moore, E R B ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPHENYL; FATTY ACID ESTER; RNA 16S; RNA 23S;

BIOREMEDIATION; MICROCOSM; PCB; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ALCALIGENES; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RHODOCOCCUS; SEDIMENT; SOIL MICROFLORA;

ALCALIGENES; ALCALIGENES SP.; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; RHODOCOCCUS OPACUS; TERRABACTER; TERRABACTER SP.;

EID: 0345195973     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.8.3014-3022.1998     Document Type: Article

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