Isolation and Characterization of a Phenanthrene-Degrading Sphingomonas sp. Strain P2 and Its Ability to Degrade Fluoranthene and Pyrene via Cometabolism

ScienceAsia

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-28

  Supaka, Nuttapun ^a   Pinphanichakarn, Pairoh ^a   Pattaragulwanit, Kobchai ^a   Thaniyavarn, Suthep ^a   Omori, Toshio ^b   Juntongjin, Kanchana ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

degradation; phenanthrene; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Sphingomonas sp

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748805285     PISSN: 15131874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2001.27.021     Document Type: Article

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