Cometabolic degradation of MTBE using methane-propane- and butane-utilizing enrichment cultures and rhodococcus sp. BU3

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 508-513

  Haase, Kathleen ^a   Wendlandt, K D ^a   Graber A ^a   Stottmeister, U ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biodegradation; Cometabolism; Natural attenuation

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

BIODEGRADABILITY; COMETABOLIC DEGRADATION; COMETABOLISM; MICROBIAL CULTURES; NATURAL ATTENUATION APPROACH;

BACTERIA;

BUTANE; METHANE; PROPANE; PROPANOL; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; METABOLISM; METHANE; MTBE; PROPANE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; NONHUMAN; RHODOCOCCUS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

RHODOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 33750091311     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: 16182863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200520144     Document Type: Article

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