Degradation of anthracene by Mycobacterium sp. strain LB501T proceeds via a novel pathway, through o-phthalic acid

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 186-190

  Van Herwijnen, René ^a   Springael, Dirk ^b   Slot, Pieter ^a   Govers, Harrie A J ^a   Parsons, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DEGRADATION; METABOLITES; NAPHTHALENE; ORGANIC ACIDS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

MUTANTS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

2,3 NAPHTHALENEDIOL; ANTHRACENE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID; PROTOCATECHUIC ACID; SALICYLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON SOURCE; CATABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; REACTION ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTHRACENES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CULTURE MEDIA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACIDS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PHTHALIC ACIDS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SP.; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0347297128     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.1.186-190.2003     Document Type: Article

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