Anaerobic phenanthrene mineralization by a carboxylating sulfate-reducing bacterial enrichment

ISME Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 436-442

  Davidova, Irene A ^a   Gieg, Lisa M ^a   Duncan, Kathleen E ^a   Suflita, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic metabolism; Phenanthrene biodegradation; Phenanthrene 2 carboxylic acid; Sulfate reducing culture

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PHENANTHRENE; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; RNA 16S; SULFATE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHENANTHRENES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SULFATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 34548480735     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2007.48     Document Type: Article

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