Effects of gasoline components on MTBE and TBA cometabolism by Mycobacterium austroafricanum JOB5

Biodegradation

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 525-541

  House, Alan J ^a   Hyman, Michael R ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkanes; BTEX; Cometabolism; Gasoline hydrocarbons; MTBE; TBA

Indexed keywords

BTEX COMPOUNDS; COMETABOLISM; COMPETITIVE INTERACTIONS; ENZYME SYSTEMS; GASOLINE HYDROCARBON; ISOALKANES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; M-XYLENE; METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER; METHYLCYCLOPENTANE; N-ALKANES; OXIDIZING ACTIVITY; P-XYLENE; RESTING CELLS; TERTIARY BUTYL ALCOHOLS;

ACETYLENE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BENZENE; ENZYMES; ETHERS; ETHYLBENZENE; GASOLINE; LIGHTING; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; SUBSTRATES; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

PARAFFINS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ETHER DERIVATIVE; GASOLINE; METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

ACETYLENE; ALCOHOL; ALKANE; BACTERIUM; BTEX; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MTBE; OXIDATION;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MYCOBACTERIUM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; METHYL ETHERS; MYCOBACTERIUM; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AUSTROAFRICANUM;

EID: 77952959169     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10532-009-9321-8     Document Type: Article

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