Investigations into the biodegradation of microcystin-LR in wastewaters

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 180, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 628-633

  Ho, Lionel ^a,b   Hoefel, Daniel ^a,b   Palazot, Sebastien ^c   Sawade, Emma ^a   Newcombe, Gayle ^a   Saint, Christopher P ^a,b   Brookes, Justin D ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c CPE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Microcystin; MlrA gene; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) assay

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DEGRADATION; CARBON SOURCE; DRINKING WATER SOURCES; HEPATOTOXINS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE; MICROCYSTIN-LR; MICROCYSTINS; MLRA GENE; PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2A (PP2A) ASSAY; PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE INHIBITION ASSAYS; SAND FILTRATION; TREATED WASTEWATER;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BATCH REACTORS; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC REACTORS; EXPERIMENTS; GENES; PHOSPHATASES; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; POTABLE WATER; PROTEINS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

MICROCYSTIN LR; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2A; MICROCYSTIN;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FILTRATION; GROWTH RATE; INHIBITION; IRRIGATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIN; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; BIODEGRADATION; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FILTRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WASTE WATER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; MICROCYSTINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 77956199498     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.04.081     Document Type: Article

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