Isolation and characterization of Rhodococcus sp. strains TMP2 and T12 that degrade 2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecane (pristane) at moderately low temperatures

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 129-136

  Kunihiro, Namio ^a   Haruki, Mitsuru ^a   Takano, Kazufumi ^a   Morikawa, Masaaki ^a,b   Kanaya, Shigenori ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Degradation; Low temperature conditions; Pristane; Rhodococcus

Indexed keywords

PRISTANE; STRAIGHT CHAIN ALKANES;

BIODEGRADATION; GENES; PARAFFINS; RNA;

MICROORGANISMS;

PRISTANE; RIBOSOME RNA;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; GENE SEQUENCE; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; RHODOCOCCUS; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; TERPENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 10644221875     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2004.07.018     Document Type: Article

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