Isolation of phenoxy herbicide-degrading Rhodoferax species from contaminated building material

Acta Biotechnologica

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 351-356

  Ehrig, A ^a   Muller R H ^a   Babel, W ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE; HERBICIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BUILDING MATERIAL; DEGRADATION; GENE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; RHODOFERAX; RHODOFERAX FERMENTANS;

EID: 0345726094     PISSN: 01384988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/abio.370170411     Document Type: Article

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