Aerobic biodegradation of 2,2′-dithiodibenzoic acid produced from dibenzothiophene metabolites

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 491-496

  Young, Rozlyn F ^a   Cheng, Stephanie M ^a   Fedorak, Phillip M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; METABOLITES; SULFUR; VITAMINS;

BENZOIC ACID; DISULFIDE METABOLISM; DITHIODIBENZOIC ACID; VARIOVORAX;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

2 OXO 2 (2 THIOPHENYL)ETHANOIC ACID 2 BENZOIC ACID DISULFIDE; 2 OXO 2 (2 THIOPHENYL)ETHANOIC ACID DISULFIDE; 2,2' DITHIODIBENZOIC ACID; 4 AMINOBENZOIC ACID; BENZOIC ACID; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DIBENZOTHIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; DISULFIDE; GLUCOSE; PETROLEUM; RNA 16S; SULFATE; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL DNA; DIBENZOTHIOPHENE; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE;

BIODEGRADATION; COAL; CRUDE OIL; GENE; GLUCOSE; RNA; SULFUR; VITAMIN;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIODEGRADATION; DESULFURIZATION; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITE; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PSEUDOMONAS; SUPERNATANT; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; COMAMONADACEAE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; RHODOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; VARIOVORAX;

AEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COMAMONADACEAE; DISULFIDES; DNA, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RHODOCOCCUS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; THIOPHENES;

EID: 33644864370     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.72.1.491-496.2006     Document Type: Article

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