Degradation of 2,4,6-tribromophenol by bacterial cells attached to chalk collected from a contaminated aquifer

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 844-852

  Nejidat, A ^a   Saadi, I ^a   Ronen, Z ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Achromobacter; Adhesion; Fractured chalk; Hydrophobicity; Subsurface; Tribromophenol degradation

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CELL ADHESION; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIMESTONE; YEAST; ZEOLITES; ZINC OXIDE;

ACHROMOBACTER; BACTERIAL CELLS; COLUMN EXPERIMENTS; CONTAMINATED AQUIFER; DEGRADING BACTERIA; FRACTURED CHALK; SUBSURFACE; TRIBROMOPHENOL; TRIBROMOPHENOL DEGRADATION; YEAST EXTRACTS;

CELLS;

2,4,6 TRIBROMOPHENOL; CALCIUM CARBONATE; GROUND WATER; ORGANIC MATTER; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADHESION; AQUIFER POLLUTION; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; HYDROPHOBICITY;

ACHROMOBACTER; ACHROMOBACTER PIECHAUDII; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOREMEDIATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PH; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ACHROMOBACTER; ACHROMOBACTER PIECHAUDII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 1842505971     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02222.x     Document Type: Article

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