Degradation of isooctane by Mycobacterium austroafricanum IFP 2173: Growth and catabolic pathway

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 629-639

  Solano Serena, F ^a,b   Marchal, R ^a   Heiss, S ^a   Vandecasteele, J P ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b LIMAIR   (France)

Author keywords

alkB; Branched alkane biodegradation; Cytochrome P450; Gasoline biodegradability; Isooctane catabolic pathway; Mycobacterium austroafricanum

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; CARBON; DEGRADATION; GASOLINE; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; OXIDATION; PARAFFINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOLS;

ALKB; BRANCHED ALKANE BIODEGRADATION; BRANCHED ALKANES; CATABOLIC PATHWAY; CYTOCHROMES P450; GASOLINE BIODEGRADABILITY; ISOOCTANE CATABOLIC PATHWAY; MYCOBACTERIA AUSTROAFRICANA; OXIDATION SYSTEM; QUATERNARY CARBON;

BIODEGRADATION;

2,2,4 TRIMETHYLPENTANE; 2,2,4 TRIMETHYLPENTANOIC ACID; ALKANE DERIVATIVE; CARBON MONOXIDE; PIVALIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALERIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; GROWTH;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GROWTH RATE; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MINERALIZATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AUSTROAFRICANUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION KINETICS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECTROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AUSTROAFRICANUM; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 4444247526     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02344.x     Document Type: Article

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