Detection of anaerobic toluene and hydrocarbon degraders in contaminated aquifers using benzylsuccinate synthase (bssA) genes as a functional marker

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1035-1046

  Winderl, Christian ^a   Schaefer, Sabine ^a   Lueders, Tillmann ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZYLSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FRESH WATER; HYDROCARBON; LYASE; PRIMER DNA; RNA 16S; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARBON-CARBON LYASES; DNA PRIMERS; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; HYDROCARBONS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; TOLUENE; VARIATION (GENETICS); WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACTER;

EID: 33947128111     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01230.x     Document Type: Article

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