Growth on dichlorobiphenyls with chlorine substitution on each ring by bacteria isolated from contaminated African soils

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 484-492

  Adebusoye, Sunday A ^a   Picardal, Flynn W ^b   Ilori, Matthew O ^a   Amund, Olukayode O ^a   Fuqua, Clay ^b   Grindle, Nathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; PCBs; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIA; DEGRADATION RATES; DICHLOROBIPHENYLS;

BACTERIA; BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; CHLORINE; MICROORGANISMS; SOIL POLLUTION;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

BENZOIC ACID; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; CHLORIDE; CHLORINE; CHLOROBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHLOROBIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; DICHLOROBIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CHLORINE; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT USE; OXIC CONDITIONS; PCB; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL COUNT; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; ENTEROBACTER; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; RALSTONIA; SOIL POLLUTION; STOICHIOMETRY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHLORINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROBACTER; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; NIGERIA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PSEUDOMONAS; RALSTONIA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ENTEROBACTER SP.; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; RALSTONIA SP.;

EID: 33846834188     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0651-8     Document Type: Article

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