Adaptation of microbial communities in soil contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, leading to the transformation of more highly chlorinated congeners in biofilm communities

Biofilms

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-46

  Macedo, A J ^a   Neu, T R ^b   Kuhlicke, U ^b   Abraham, W R ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BIOFILM; BURKHOLDERIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECHLORINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA;

EID: 35948941556     PISSN: 14790505     EISSN: 14790513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1479050507002116     Document Type: Article

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