Biodegradation of organic pollutants by halophilic bacteria and archaea

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 74-92

  Le Borgne, Sylvie ^a   Paniagua, Dayanira ^b   Vazquez Duhalt, Rafael ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE PROCESOS Y TECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Archaea; Bacteria; Biodegradation; Halophile; Hypersaline; Organic pollutant

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC CARBOXYLIC ACID; AROMATIC COMPOUND; AZO DYE; BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; PHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CATABOLISM; CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME METABOLISM; ENZYME REGULATION; GENE; HALOPHILIC ARCHAEON; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; ORGANIC POLLUTION; POLLUTANT; REVIEW;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 49449112290     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121323     Document Type: Review

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