Assessing the correlation between anaerobic toluene degradation activity and bssA concentrations in hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifer material

Biodegradation

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 793-800

  Kazy, Sufia K ^a,b   Monier, Amy L ^a   Alvarez, Pedro J J ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Benzylsuccinate synthase; Natural attenuation assessment; Toluene

Indexed keywords

16S RDNA; AQUIFER MATERIALS; BACTERIA CONCENTRATIONS; BENZYLSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; CONTAMINANT PLUME; CONTAMINATED AQUIFER; CONTAMINATED SITES; DEGRADATION ACTIVITY; DEGRADATION RATE; FUNCTIONAL GENES; IN-SITU; NATURAL ATTENUATION; REAL-TIME QUANTITATIVE PCR; SIMPLE APPROACH; SITE INVESTIGATIONS;

AQUIFERS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOLUENE;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FRESH WATER; RNA 16S; TOLUENE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AQUIFER; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKER; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBON; MICROCOSM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PHYLOGENETICS; PLUME; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOLUENE;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; GENE DOSAGE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FRESH WATER; GENE DOSAGE; GENES, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; TOLUENE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77955277119     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10532-010-9344-1     Document Type: Article

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