Isolation and characterization of halophilic archaea able to grow in aromatic compounds

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 151-154

  Cuadros Orellana, Sara ^a   Pohlschröder, Metchild ^b   Durrant, Lucia R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatic compounds; Biodegradation; Halophilic archaea; Hypersaline environments

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; HYDROXYLATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; METABOLISM; WASTEWATER;

BENZOIC ACID; HALOBACTERIACEAE; HALOPHILIC ARCHAEA; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENTS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; DEGRADATION; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; SMOKE; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ASIA; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BOLIVIA; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CHILE; EURASIA; GREATER ANTILLES; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST; PUERTO RICO; SAUDI ARABIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARCHAEA; HALOBACTERIACEAE; HALOBACTERIUM; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33646854704     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2005.04.005     Document Type: Article

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