Alkane utilization by Rhodococcus strain NTU-1 alone and in its natural association with Bacillus fusiformis L-1 and Ochrobactrum sp.

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1368-1373

  Sayavedra Soto, Luis A ^a   Chang, Wei Neng ^b   Lin, Tze Khai ^b   Ho, Chung Lin ^b   Liu, Hwai Shen ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS FUSIFORMIS; OCHROBACTRUM SP.; OIL CONTAMINATED FIELD; RHODOCOCCUS;

DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; FLOCCULATION; PARAFFINS;

BACTERIA;

ALKANE; CARBON; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OCHROBACTRUM; PH; RHODOCOCCUS; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ALKANES; BACILLUS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OCHROBACTRUM; RHODOCOCCUS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

BACILLUS FUSIFORMIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; OCHROBACTRUM; OCHROBACTRUM SP.; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 33749994703     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp060100u     Document Type: Article

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