Microbial degradation of the biocide polyhexamethylene biguanide: Isolation and characterization of enrichment consortia and determination of degradation by measurement of stable isotope incorporation into DNA

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1158-1169

  O'Malley, L P ^a   Shaw, C H ^a   Collins, A N ^a  

^a Arch Biocides   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azospirillum; Biocide; Biodegradation; Consortia; Enrichment; Polyhexamethylene biguanide; Sphingomonas; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCIDES; ISOTOPES; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; PHYSIOLOGY;

AZOSPIRILLUM; CONSORTIUM; ENRICHMENT; ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION; MEASUREMENTS OF; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; POLYHEXAMETHYLENE BIGUANIDE; SPHINGOMONAS; STABLE ISOTOPES;

BIODEGRADATION;

BIOCIDE; DNA; NITROGEN; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); STABLE ISOTOPE;

BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PESTICIDE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; INOCULATION; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MESORHIZOBIUM; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; MOLECULAR PROBE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; SPHINGOMONAS;

AZOSPIRILLUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MESORHIZOBIUM; SPHINGOMONAS;

EID: 34848869322     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03354.x     Document Type: Article

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