Metabolism of dichloromethane by the strict anaerobe Dehalobacterium formicoaceticum

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 646-650

  Mägli, Andreas ^a   Messmer, Michael ^a   Leisinger, Thomas ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROMETHANE; PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DEHALOBACTERIUM FORMICOACETICUM; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DEHALOBACTERIUM FORMICOACETICUM; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 19244378275     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.2.646-650.1998     Document Type: Article

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