Characterization and performance of a toluene-degrading biofilm developed on pumice stones

Microbial Cell Factories

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Di Lorenzo, Alessandra ^a   Varcamonti, Mario ^a   Parascandola, Palma ^b   Vignola, Rodolfo ^c   Bernardi, Adriano ^c   Sacceddu, Pasquale ^c   Sisto, Raffaello ^c   de Alteriis, Elisabetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^c ENI S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA 16S; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PSEUDOMONAS MARGINALIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERYTHROPOLIS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS MARGINALIS; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS;

EID: 13644264344     PISSN: 14752859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-4-4     Document Type: Article

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