Improvement of 4-chlorobiphenyl degradation by a recombinant strain, Pseudomonas sp. DJ12-C

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-60

  Kim, Ji Young ^a   Kim, Young Chang ^a   Lim, Jai Yun ^a   Lee, Ki Sung ^b   Ka, Jong Ok ^c   Min, Kyung Hee ^c   Kim, Chi Kyung ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b PaiChai University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

4 chlorobiphenyl; Cloning of pcbC; Degradation; Intragenic recombination; Pseudomonas sp. DJ12 E

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347846968     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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