The effect of oxygen on chemotaxis to naphthalene by Pseudomonas putida G7

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 457-464

  Law, Aaron M J ^a   Aitken, Michael D ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerotaxis; Biodegradation; Chemotaxis; Naphthalene; Oxygen; Pseudomonas

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DISSOLUTION; NAPHTHALENE;

AEROTAXIS; CHEMOTAXIS; PSEUDOMONAS;

OXYGEN;

NAPHTHALENE; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMOTAXIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHEMOTAXIS; NAPHTHALENES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 32544436886     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20731     Document Type: Article

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