Anaerobic degradation of 3-halobenzoates by a denitrifying bacterium

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 230-236

  Häggblom, Max M ^a,b   Young, L Y ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic degradation; Dehalogenation; Denitrification; Halobenzoate

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DEHALOGENATION; DENITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BENZOATES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BROMOBENZOATES; CHLOROBENZOATES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; IODOBENZOATES; NITRATES; NITRITES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOPSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0345435967     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050704     Document Type: Article

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