Degradation of Aromatic Substances by a Marine Photosynthetic Bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris (KK1)

Indian Journal of Environmental Protection

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 366-371

  Elangovan, N ^a   Gandhi, P S Sudhakar ^a   Kumaran, T ^a   Kalaichelvan, P T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Aromatic compounds; Photosynthetic bacteria; Rhodopseudomonas palustris

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; AROMATIC COMPOUND; CARBON DIOXIDE; CINNAMIC ACID; GALLIC ACID; PHLOROGLUCINOL; RESORCINOL; SYRINGIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPLANKTON; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CARBON SOURCE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS PALUSTRIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOTOBACTERIA; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 2442480590     PISSN: 02537141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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