Community characterization of anaerobic methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE)-degrading enrichment cultures

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 279-288

  Youngster, Laura K G ^a   Kerkhof, Lee J ^b   Häggblom, Max M ^a  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic degradation; Community analysis; Fuel oxygenates; MTBE

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; ETHER DERIVATIVE; METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER; RNA 16S; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AQUIFER; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERIZATION;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METHYL ETHERS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDETES; CHLOROFLEXI; CHLOROFLEXI (CLASS); DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; FIRMICUTES; PROTEOBACTERIA; THERMOTOGAE; THERMOTOGAE (CLASS);

EID: 77950680484     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2010.00841.x     Document Type: Article

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