Fungal mycelia allow chemotactic dispersal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria in water-unsaturated systems

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1391-1398

  Furuno, Shoko ^a   Päzolt, Katrin ^a   Rabe, Katrin ^a   Neu, Thomas R ^a   Harms, Hauke ^a   Wick, Lukas Y ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; CHEMOTAXIS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCELIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; PYTHIUM; SOIL POLLUTANT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHEMOTAXIS; MYCELIUM; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; PYTHIUM; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER;

EID: 77957950356     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.02022.x     Document Type: Article

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