Biodegradation of dimethyl phthalate, diethyl phthalate and di-n-butyl phthalate by Rhodococcus sp. L4 isolated from activated sludge

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 168, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 938-943

  Lu, Yi ^a   Tang, Fei ^a   Wang, Ying ^a   Zhao, Jinhui ^a   Zeng, Xin ^a   Luo, Qifang ^a   Wang, Lin ^a  

^a Institute of Environmental Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Di n butyl phthalate; Diethyl phthalate; Dimethyl phthalate; Rhodococcus ruber; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

16S RDNA SEQUENCE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIAL STRAINS; BATCH TESTS; CONCENTRATION OF; CONTAMINATED WATER; DEGRADATION RATE; DI-N-BUTYL PHTHALATE; DIETHYL PHTHALATE; DIMETHYL PHTHALATE; ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICANTS; EXPONENTIAL MODELS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; KINETICS OF DEGRADATION; PAES DEGRADATION; PH VALUE; PHYSIO-CHEMICAL; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS RUBER; RHODOCOCCUS SP; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SODIUM BENZOATE; SOLE CARBON SOURCE; SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATIONS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOACTIVITY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; EMULSIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NAPHTHALENE; PH EFFECTS; PHENOLS; SODIUM; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

ESTERS;

BENZOIC ACID; DNA 16S; GENOMIC DNA; NAPHTHALENE; PHENOL; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; MORPHOLOGY; PH; PHTHALATE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DNA SEQUENCE; EMULSION; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS RUBER; TEMPERATURE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PHTHALIC ACIDS; RHODOCOCCUS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS RUBER; RHODOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 67649996196     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.02.126     Document Type: Article

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