Enhanced biodegradation of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) in contaminated soils via inoculation with Sphingobium indicum B90A

Biodegradation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-40

  Raina, Vishakha ^a   Suar, Mrutyunjay ^a   Singh, Ajaib ^a   Prakash, Om ^a   Dadhwal, Mandeep ^a   Gupta, Sanjay Kumar ^a   Dogra, Charu ^a   Lawlor, Kirsten ^b   Lal, Sukanya ^a   Van Der Meer, Jan Roelof ^b,d   Holliger, Christof ^c   Lal, Rup ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bioaugmentation; HCH contaminated site; Sphingobium indicum B90A

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CELL CULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GLUCOSE; ISOMERS; MOLASSES; SUGAR CANE;

BIOAUGMENTATION; HCH CONTAMINATED SITE; SPHINGOBIUM INDICUM B90A;

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

LINDANE;

BIODEGRADATION; CELL CULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GLUCOSE; ISOMERS; MOLASSES; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SUGAR CANE;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; HCH; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOIL POLLUTANT; SPHINGOMONADACEAE;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; LINDANE; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPHINGOMONADACEAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPHINGOBIUM INDICUM;

EID: 37549057331     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10532-007-9112-z     Document Type: Article

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