Toluene-degrading Antarctic Pseudomonas strains from fuel-contaminated soil

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 312, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 235-240

  Farrell, Roberta L ^a   Rhodes, Phillippa L ^a,c   Aislabie, Jackie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Biodegradation; Bioprospecting; Bioremediation; Catechol; Fuel; Plasmid; Pseudomonas; Psychrotolerant; Toluene

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; BENZALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; BENZYL ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; CARBON; CATECHOL 2,3 DIOXYGENASE; CELL EXTRACT; FUEL; OXIDOREDUCTASE; TOLUENE;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARBON SOURCE; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC CODE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOIL; TEMPERATURE;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; TOL PLASMID;

EID: 0345689508     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.09.163     Document Type: Article

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