Anaerobic degradation of methoxylated aromatic compounds by Clostridium methoxybenzovorans and a nitrate-reducing bacterium Thauera sp. strain Cin3,4

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 224-230

  Mechichi, Tahar ^a   Patel, Bharat K C ^b   Sayadi, Sami ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaerobic degradation; Aromatic compounds; Methoxy group; Nitrate reduction; o Demethylation; Veratrate

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; DERIVATIVES; GROWTH KINETICS; HYDROXYLATION; METABOLISM;

ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION; METHOXY GROUP; NITRATE REDUCTION; O-DEMETHYLATION; VERATRATE;

BIODEGRADATION;

BIODEGRADATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM METHOXYBENZOVORANS; THAUERA;

EID: 28344439175     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2005.09.001     Document Type: Article

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