Desulfurization of aromatic sulfonates by rhizosphere bacteria: High diversity of the asfA gene

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 535-545

  Schmalenberger, Achim ^a   Kertesz, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARYLSULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BARLEY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOT;

ARYLSULFONATES; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HORDEUM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOTS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ACIDOVORAX; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; CUPRIAVIDUS METALLIDURANS; CYANOBACTERIA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RALSTONIA; VARIOVORAX PARADOXUS;

EID: 33846120159     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01172.x     Document Type: Article

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