Effect of different non-ionic surfactants on the biodegradation of PAHs by diverse aerobic bacteria

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 913-922

  Fernando Bautista, L ^a   Sanz, Raquel ^a   Carmen Molina, M ^a   González, Natalia ^a   Sánchez, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aerobic bacteria; Biodegradation; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; AEROBIC BACTERIA; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; BACTERIAL CULTURES; BIOMASS GROWTH RATE; CELL DENSITY; CONTROL EXPERIMENTS; DARK CONDITIONS; DEGRADATION RATE; ENTEROBACTER; LOW LEVEL; MAXIMUM SPECIFIC GROWTH RATES; PSEUDOMONAS SP; STENOTROPHOMONAS; SURFACTANTS; TRITON X-100; TWEEN 80;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANES; DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TOXICITY;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

BACTERIUM; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIC CONDITIONS; PAH; REACTION RATE; SOLUBILITY; SURFACTANT; TOXICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER SP.; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; STENOTROPHOMONAS; STENOTROPHOMONAS SP.;

EID: 70349279910     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2009.06.013     Document Type: Article

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