Degradation of benzyldimethyl hexadecylammonium chloride by Bacillus niabensis and Thalassospira sp. isolated from marine sediments

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-56

  Bassey, D E ^a   Grigson, S J W ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bdhac; Dna; Qacs; Sediment; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

BDHAC; BELONG TO; DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACIDS; ION TRANSITION; MARINE SEDIMENTS; PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS; QACS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SURFACTANTS; SURFACTANT;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; METABOLISM; ORGANIC ACIDS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BACTERIOLOGY;

AMMONIUM; BACTERIUM; CATABOLISM; DEGRADATION; IONIZATION; MARINE SEDIMENT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITE; SURFACTANT;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS NIABENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THALASSOSPIRA;

EID: 78649394665     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772248.2010.504357     Document Type: Article

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