Metabolism and biochemical pathway of n-butyl benzyl phthalate by Pseudomonas fluorescens B-1 isolated from a mangrove sediment

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 379-385

  Xu, Xiang Rong ^a   Li, Hua Bin ^a   Gu, Ji Dong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Endocrine disruptor; Kinetics; n Butyl benzyl phthalate; Pseudomonas fluorescens

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID; CARBON; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; MONOBENZYL PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID BENZYL BUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID BUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MANGROVE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; NATURE RESERVE; REACTION KINETICS;

AEROBIC CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CARBON SOURCE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HONG KONG; MANGROVE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

BENZOIC ACIDS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HONG KONG; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TEMPERATURE; WETLANDS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; MAI PO MARSHES; NEW TERRITORIES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 34848850407     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2006.11.012     Document Type: Article

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