Microbial community analyses of three distinct, liquid cultures that degrade methyl tert-butyl ether using anaerobic metabolism

Biodegradation

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 695-707

  Wei, Na ^a   Finneran, Kevin T ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic biodegradation; Methyl tert butyl ether (MTBE); Microbial community analysis; Tert butyl alcohol (TBA)

Indexed keywords

16S RDNA; ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; ANAEROBIC CULTURES; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; CONTAMINATED AQUIFER; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; FUMARATES; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINANTS; LIQUID CULTURE; METHYL TERT BUTYL ETHER; METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER (MTBE); MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; RIBOSOMAL DNA; TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOL (TBA); TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOLS;

ALCOHOLS; AQUIFERS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; ETHERS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; KETONES; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACIDS; TAXONOMIES;

DEGRADATION;

ANTHRAQUINONE 2,6 DISULFONATE; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ANTHRAQUINONE-2,6-DISULFONATE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; FUMARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SULFATE; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AQUIFER POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; DNA; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MTBE; TAXONOMY;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ANTHRAQUINONES; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FUMARATES; METHYL ETHERS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; SULFATES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 70349988078     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10532-009-9257-z     Document Type: Article

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