Recombinant carbazole-degrading strains for enhanced petroleum processing

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 6-12

  Riddle, Robert R ^a   Gibbs, Phillip R ^b,c   Willson, Richard C ^a,b   Benedik, Michael J ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotransformation; Carbazole; Dioxygenase; Two phase system

Indexed keywords

CARBAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CARBON; DIESEL FUEL; OIL; PETROLEUM; RIFAMPICIN; SOLVENT; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATALYST; GENE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY; SOLUBILITY; TOXICITY;

NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 12244254416     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-002-0005-1     Document Type: Article

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