Biodegradation of catechols by micro-organisms - A short review

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2916-2922

  Zeyaullah, Md ^a   Abdelkafe, Azza S ^a   Zabya, Wafa Ben ^a,b   Ali, Arif ^a,c  

^a OMAR AL MUKHTAR UNIVERSITY   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAWIA   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^c JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Catechol metabolic pathways; Microbial degradation; Pseudomonas spp.

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CATECHOL DERIVATIVE; DIOXYGENASE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXYGENASE; TOLUENE;

BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROORGANISM; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OXYGENATION; PLASMID; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS MENDOCINA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RALSTONIA PICKETTII; REVIEW; SOIL MICROFLORA; STREPTOMYCES;

MYCOBACTERIUM; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 67650445958     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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