Environmental genomics: Exploring the unmined richness of microbes to degrade xenobiotics

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-130

  Eyers, L ^a   George, I ^a   Schuler, L ^a   Stenuit, B ^a   Agathos, S N ^a   El Fantroussi, Said ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; MICROORGANISMS; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

METAGENOMICS; MICROARRAYS; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; XENOBIOTIC COMPOUNDS;

GENES;

XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

BIOREMEDIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; XENOBIOTICS;

BIOREMEDIATION; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE FUNCTION; GENOMICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS; SHORT SURVEY;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOMICS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 11244319620     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-004-1703-6     Document Type: Short Survey

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