Anaerobic degradation of pristane in nitrate-reducing microcosms and enrichment cultures

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2077-2081

  Bregnard, Thierry Pierre Alain ^a   Häner, Andreas ^a   Höhener, Patrick ^a   Zeyer, Josef ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; PRISTANE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; DIESEL ENGINE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY;

EID: 17044459795     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.5.2077-2081.1997     Document Type: Article

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