Isolation of bacteria able to metabolize high concentrations of formaldehyde

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 6-7, 2005, Pages 1299-1301

  Mirdamadi, Saeed ^a   Rajabi, Afsaneh ^b   Khalilzadeh, Pooneh ^b   Norozian, Dariush ^a   Akbarzadeh, Azim ^a   Mohseni, Farzaneh Aziz ^b  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

^b IRANIAN RESEARCH ORGANIZATION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IROST   (Iran)

Author keywords

Degradation; Formaldehyde; Isolation; Microorganisms

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SOILS; WASTEWATER;

BACTERIAL STRAINS; ISOLATION; MINERAL SALTS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHYLOBACTERIUM EXTORQUENS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PSEUDOALCALIGENES;

EID: 27944436907     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-005-2443-1     Document Type: Article

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