Microbial degradation of a single branched isomer of nonylphenol by Sphingomonas TTNP3

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 189-194

  Corvini, Philippe F X ^a   Vinken, R ^a   Hommes, G ^a   Mundt, M ^b   Hollender, J ^b   Meesters, R ^a   Schroder H Fr ^a   Schmidt, B ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Branched isomer; Metabolism; Nonylphenol; Sphingomonas

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; FERMENTATION; ISOMERS; METABOLITES; PHENOLS; RADIOACTIVITY;

COMPLEX MIXTURES; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONYLPHENOLS (NP); RADIOACTIVE METABOLITES;

MICROORGANISMS;

CARBON 14; NONANOL; NONYLPHENOL; PHENOL;

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMASS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; ISOMER; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; SPHINGOMONAS;

SPHINGOMONAS;

EID: 5444234894     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0327     Document Type: Article

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