The remarkable Rhodococcus erythropolis

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 715-726

  De Carvalho, Carla C C R ^a   Da Fonseca, M Manuela R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEHYDROGENATION; DESULFURIZATION; ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS; OXIDATION;

BIOCONVERSIONS; EPOXIDATIONS; HYDROXYLATIONS; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS CELLS;

CELLS;

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CELL ENZYME;

BACTERIUM;

BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DEHALOGENATION; DEHYDROGENATION; DESULFURIZATION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME METABOLISM; EPOXIDATION; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROXYLATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS; SHORT SURVEY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HALOGENS; HYDROLASES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; RHODOCOCCUS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS;

EID: 21344438212     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-1932-3     Document Type: Short Survey

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