Degradation of benzophenone, a potential xenoestrogen, by a yeast isolated from the activated sludge of a sewage treatment plant in Hokkaido

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 6-7, 2005, Pages 1311-1315

  Fujii, Katsuhiko ^b   Kikuchi, Shintaro ^a  

^a MURORAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Benzophenone; Biodegradation; Rhinocladiella; Xenoestrogen; Yeast

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; GLYCEROL; MICROBIOLOGY; YEAST;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; DEGRADATION ACTIVITY; MAMMALS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

CHAETOTHYRIALES; MAMMALIA; RHINOCLADIELLA; RHINOCLADIELLA AQUASPERSA;

EID: 27944494681     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-005-2704-z     Document Type: Article

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