Biodegradation of two commercial herbicides (Gramoxone and Matancha) by the bacteria Pseudomonas putida

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 182-195

  Kopytko, Maria ^a   Chalela, Graciela ^b   Zauscher, Fernando ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA BOLIVARIANA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER   (Colombia)

Author keywords

2,4 dichlorophenoxiacetic acid; Activated charcoal; Biodegradation; Gramoxone; Herbicides; Matancha; Paraquat; Pseudomonas putida

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745381880     PISSN: 07173458     EISSN: 07173458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol5-issue2-fulltext-1     Document Type: Article

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