Molecular characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading methanogenic communities

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 682-688

  Chang, Wook ^a   Um, Youngsoon ^a,b   Hoffman, Brendan ^a,c   Pulliam Holoman, Tracey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLONING; DEGRADATION; GENES; NAPHTHALENE; RNA; SEDIMENTS;

METHANOGENIC CULTURES; PHENANTHRENE; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; PRIMERS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

METHANE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SEDIMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ARCHAEA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METHANE; PHYLOGENY; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 20144375075     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp049579l     Document Type: Article

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