Dimethyl phthalate ester degradation by two planktonic and immobilized bacterial consortia

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-101

  Wang, Yingying ^a   Fan, Yanzhen ^a   Gu, Ji Dong ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bacterial consortium; Biofilm; Degradation; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Immobilization; Phthalate dimethyl ester; Plasticizer

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELL IMMOBILIZATION; ESTERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROORGANISMS; POROUS MATERIALS;

AEROBIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIAL CULTURES;

BIODEGRADATION;

BIODEGRADATION; ESTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHTHALATE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AUREOFACIENS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS; STENOTROPHOMONAS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 1242277886     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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