Rhodococcus opacus strain RW, a resorcinol-degrading bacterium from the gut of Macrotermes michaelseni

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 639-645

  Ngugi, David Kamanda ^a,b   Tsanuo, Muniru Khamis ^a   Boga, Hamadi Iddi ^a  

^a JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Macrotermes michaelseni; Monoaromatic compounds; Resorcinol; Rhodococcus opacus; Termites

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID; NITRATE; PHENOL; RESORCINOL; RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOREMEDIATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; INTESTINE FLORA; ISOPTERA; MACROTERMES MICHAELSENI; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLLUTION; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS OPACUS;

FUNGI; ISOPTERA; MACROTERMES MICHAELSENI; POSIBACTERIA; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS OPACUS;

EID: 22744445968     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb2005.000-3116     Document Type: Article

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