Bacterial metabolism of polychlorinated biphenyls

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 121-138

  Pieper, Dietmar H ^a   Seeger, Michael ^b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Metabolism; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Reductive dehalogenation; Rieske non heme iron oxygenases

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DIOXYGENASE; ENZYME; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYDROLASE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BURKHOLDERIA; DEGRADATION; DEHALOCOCCOIDES; DEHALOGENATION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME METABOLISM; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; GENOMICS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEOMICS; REVIEW; RHODOCOCCUS; STRESS; TOXICITY; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RHODOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA XENOVORANS; DEHALOCOCCOIDES; RHODOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 49449110210     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121325     Document Type: Review

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