Use of Mycobacterium austroafricanum IFP 2012 in a MTBE-degrading bioreactor

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 190-198

  Maciel, Helena ^a,b   Mathis, Hugues ^a   Lopes Ferreira, Nicolas ^a,b   Lyew, Darwin ^b   Guiot, Serge ^b   Monot, Frédéric ^a   Greer, Charles W ^b   Fayolle Guichard, Françoise ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene primers; Biodegradation; Biofilter; Mycobacterium austroafricanum; Perlite

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; CARBON; DNA; GROUND WATER; RIBOSOME RNA; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CARBON SOURCE; DNA EXTRACTION; FIXED BED REACTOR; FLOW RATE; LABORATORY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AUSTROAFRICANUM; NONHUMAN;

2-PROPANOL; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GASOLINE; METHYL ETHERS; MYCOBACTERIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MYCOBACTERIUM AUSTROAFRICANUM;

EID: 49449083119     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121330     Document Type: Article

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