Characteristics of Nonylphenol Polyethoxylate-Degrading Bacteria Isolated from Coastal Sediments

Microbes and Environments

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 253-257

  Maeda, Toshimichi ^a   Hayakawa, Kazuhide ^a   You, Mu ^a   Sasaki, Makoto ^a   Yamaji, Yasuhiro ^a   Furushita, Manabu ^a   Shiba, Tsuneo ^a  

^a NATIONAL FISHERIES UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

coastal sediment; degradation; nonylphenol polyethoxylates; octylphenol polyethoxylates

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847346802     PISSN: 13426311     EISSN: 13474405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.20.253     Document Type: Article

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