Utilization of phenol in the presence of heavy metals by metal-tolerant nonfermentative gram-negative bacteria isolated from wastewater

Revista Latinoamericana de Microbiologia

Volumn 49, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 68-73

  De Lima E Silva, Agostinho Alves ^a,c   Pereira, Melissa Pontes ^a   Silva Filho, Renato Geraldo ^a   Hofer, Ernesto ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chromate; Heavy metal tolerance; Mercury; Phenol degradation

Indexed keywords

CHROMIC ACID; HEAVY METAL; MERCURY; PHENOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA COMPLEX; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA JT50; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; METAL TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; RECYCLING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 49449088514     PISSN: 01874640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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