Aerobic biodegradation of benzene and toluene under hypersaline conditions at the Great Salt Plains, Oklahoma

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 245, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 257-262

  Nicholson, Carla A ^a   Fathepure, Babu Z ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Biodegradation; Halotolerance; Hypersaline water; Toluene

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE; CARBON; CARBON 14; CARBON DIOXIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TOLUENE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; CONTAMINATION; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; GEOLOGY; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MINERALIZATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; SALT TOLERANCE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 17144388923     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2005.03.014     Document Type: Article

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