Isolation of a methanogenic bacterium, Methanosarcina sp. strain FR, for its ability to degrade high concentrations of perchloroethylene

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1142-1147

  Cabirol, Nathalie ^a   Villemur, Richard ^b   Perrier, Joseph ^a   Jacob, François ^a   Fouillet, Bruno ^a   Chambon, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dechlorination; Methanosarcina; Tetrachloroethylene

Indexed keywords

CELL EXTRACT; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DECHLORINATION; GENE SEQUENCE; METHANOSARCINA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA MAZEI; METHANOSARCINA SP.;

EID: 0346906160     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w98-126     Document Type: Article

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