Isolation and characterization of benzene-tolerant rhodococcus opacus strains

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 378-382

  Kyung Su, N A ^a   Kuroda, Akio ^a   Takiguchi, Noboru ^a   Ikeda, Tsukasa ^b   Ohtake, Hisao ^c   Kato, Junichi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benzene dioxygenase gene mutation; Benzene oxidizing bacterium; Rhodococcus opacus; Solvent tolerant bacterium; Two phase system

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CARBON; ENZYMES; GENES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SOILS; STYRENE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

BENZENE-TOLERANT ISOLATES; ETHYLBENZENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; RHODOCOCCUS OPACUS;

BACTERIA;

BENZENE; BENZENE DIOXYGENASE; DECANE; ETHYLBENZENE; OCTANE; STYRENE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CARBON SOURCE; CATABOLISM; DELETION MUTANT; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RHODOCOCCUS; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MICROFLORA; TAXONOMY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOCOCCUS OPACUS;

EID: 19644372183     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1263/jbb.99.378     Document Type: Article

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