Anaerobically grown Thauera aromatica, Desulfococcus multivorans, Geobacter sulfurreducens are more sensitive towards organic solvents than aerobic bacteria

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 705-711

  Duldhardt, Ilka ^a   Nijenhuis, Ivonne ^a   Schauer, Frieder ^b   Heipieper, Hermann J ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteria; BTEX; Desulfococcus multivorans; Geobacter sulfurreducens; Organic pollutants; Phenols; Thauera aromatica; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHOBICITY; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHENOLS; POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

AEROBIC BACTERIA; ALIPHATIC ALCOHOLS; GROWTH INHIBITION; OF SEVEN IMPORTANT POLLUTANTS; THAUERA AROMATICA;

BACTERIA;

ALKANOL; BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; FERRIC ION; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SULFATE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROWTH RATE; IRON-REDUCING BACTERIUM; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXIC CONDITIONS; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; SOLVENT; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; TOXICITY;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFOCOCCUS MULTIVORANS; ECOTOXICITY; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; THAUERA AROMATICA;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOBACTER; SOLVENTS; THAUERA; TOLUENE;

ANIMALIA; DESULFOCOCCUS MULTIVORANS; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; THAUERA AROMATICA;

EID: 36249024784     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-1179-2     Document Type: Article

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