Variability of enzyme system of Nocardioform bacteria as a basis of their metabolic activity

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 241-252

  Solyanikova, Inna P ^a   Travkin, Vasilii M ^a   Rybkina, Darja O ^b   Plotnikova, Elena G ^b   Golovleva, Ludmila A ^a  

^a SKRYABIN INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GENETICS OF MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Application; Enzymes; Nocardioform bacteria; Xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BIODEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; METABOLISM;

NOCARDIOFORM BACTERIA; XENOBIOTICS;

BACTERIA;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CHLOROPHENOL; ENZYME; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENZYME; METABOLISM; SURVIVAL; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; XENOBIOTICS;

ACTINOMYCETALES; BIOREMEDIATION; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ACTINOMYCETALES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHLOROPHENOLS; ENZYMES; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; HYDROCARBONS, HALOGENATED; XENOBIOTICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NOCARDIACEAE;

EID: 41349113215     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: 15324109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601230701771180     Document Type: Review

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