PCB-degrading potential of aerobic bacteria enriched from marine sediments

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-24

  Begonja Kolar, Ana ^a   Hršak, Dubravka ^a   Fingler, Sanja ^b   Ćetković, Helena ^a   Petrić, Ines ^a   Kolić, Nikolina Udiković ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Marine sediment; PCB; PCB degradation; Rhodococcus

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; CARBON; MIXTURES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTS;

AEROBIC BACTERIA; MARINE SEDIMENTS; PCB DEGRADATION; RHODOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CATABOLISM; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROCOSM; PCB; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ADRIATIC COAST [CROATIA]; CROATIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS; RHODOCOCCUS RUBER; SPHINGOMONAS;

EID: 34248997211     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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