Complete degradation of the endocrine-disrupting chemical phthalic acid by Flavobacterium sp.

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 800-804

  Tanaka, Teruo ^a   Yamada, Kazunori ^a   Iijima, Tomonori ^a   Iriguchi, Toshiyuki ^a   Kido, Yutaka ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Complete microbial degradation; Flavobacterium; Growth yield; Phthalic acid; Sole carbon source

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DIETHYL PHTHALATE ESTER; DIMETHYL PHTHALATE ESTER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GLUCOSE; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID ESTER; PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEGRADATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; FLAVOBACTERIUM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM SP.;

EID: 33845386345     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.52.800     Document Type: Article

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