Biodegradation of an endocrine-disrupting chemical, di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate, by Bacillus subtilis No. 66

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 702-710

  Quan, C S ^a   Liu, Q ^a   Tian, W J ^a   Kikuchi, J ^b   Fan, S D ^a,b  

^a DALIAN NATIONALITIES UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SOILS;

DI-2-ETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE (DEHP); DI-BUTYL PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID;

MICROORGANISMS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; PHTHALIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL MONOESTER; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; PROTOCATECHUIC ACID;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHTHALATE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON SOURCE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INCUBATION TIME; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GENES, RRNA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 15244352595     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-004-1683-6     Document Type: Article

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