Characterization of a mixed methanotrophic culture capable of chloroethylene degradation

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 177-186

  Forrester, Sydney B ^a   Han, Jong In ^a,d   Dybas, Michael J ^b   Semrau, Jeremy D ^a   Lastoskie, Christian M ^a,c  

^a University of Michigan   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

cis dichloroethylene; Methanotroph; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; Trichloroethylene; Vinyl chloride

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CELL CULTURE; CONTAMINATION; DECHLORINATION; DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; ETHYLENE; GENES; GROUNDWATER; METHANE;

METHANE CONSUMPTION; METHANOTROPHS; PERCHLOROETHYLENE (PCE); TRICHLOROETHYLENE (TCE);

MICROORGANISMS;

METHANE MONOOXYGENASE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VINYL CHLORIDE; VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DECHLORINATION; DEGRADATION KINETICS; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MIXED CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION KINETICS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 14644429685     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2005.22.177     Document Type: Article

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