Microbial degradation of organophosphorus compounds

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 428-471

  Singh, Brajesh K ^a   Walker, Allan ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotechnological aspects; Detoxifying enzymes; Genetic basis; Metabolic pathways; Microbial degradation; Organophosphorus compounds

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; CHLORPHENOTANE; CHLORPYRIFOS; COUMAFOS; DICROTOPHOS; DIMETHOATE; DIMPYLATE; ETHOPROP; FENAMIPHOS; FENITROTHION; FUNGAL ENZYME; GLYPHOSATE; LINDANE; MALATHION; METHYLPHOSPHONOTHIOIC ACID S (2 DIISOPROPYLAMINOETHYL) O ETHYL ESTER; MICROBIAL ENZYME; MONOCROTOPHOS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PARATHION; PARATHION METHYL; SARIN; SOMAN; TABUN;

ALCALIGENES; ALTERNARIA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTHROBACTER; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BREVUNDIMONAS DIMINUTA; BURKHOLDERIA; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENTEROBACTER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ISOLATION; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FUNGUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOBACILLUS; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROCOCCUS; NOCARDIA; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; PHANEROCHAETE; PIMELOBACTER SIMPLEX; PLESIOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REVIEW; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE; XANTHOMONAS;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FUNGI; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ALCALIGENES; ALTERNARIA; ARTHROBACTER; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVUNDIMONAS DIMINUTA; BURKHOLDERIA; ENTEROBACTER; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM SP.; FUNGI; GEOBACILLUS; HYPOCREA LIXII; MAMMALIA; MICROCOCCUS; NOCARDIA; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; PHANEROCHAETE; PIMELOBACTER SIMPLEX; PLESIOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RHIZOBIUM; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE; XANTHOMONAS;

EID: 33645472653     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: 15746976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2006.00018.x     Document Type: Review

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