Biodegradation of dibromoneopentyl glycol by a bacterial consortium

Chemosphere

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 958-964

  Segev, Osnat ^a   Abeliovich, Aharon ^a   Kushmaro, Ariel ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bacterial consortium; Biodegradation; Brominated flame retardants; Debromination; Dibromoneopentyl glycol

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; ORGANIC CARBON; RNA;

BACTERIAL CONSORTIUM; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; DEBROMINATION; DIBROMONEOPENTYL GLYCOL;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

BROMIDE; CARBON; DIBROMONEOPENTYL GLYCOL; GLYCOL; RNA 16S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADDITIVES; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; FLAME RETARDANTS; ORGANIC CARBON; RNA;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMINERALIZATION; BROMINE COMPOUND; CARCINOGEN; OXIC CONDITIONS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; DEBROMINATION; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34247117783     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.01.014     Document Type: Article

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