Microbial degradation of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2276-2278

  Grumping R ^a   Michalke, K ^a   Hirner, A V ^a   Hensel, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETICONE; OCTAMETHYLCYCLOTETRASILOXANE; SILANE DERIVATIVE; SILOXANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 18344414890     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.5.2276-2278.1999     Document Type: Article

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