Biodegradation of phthalate esters by cyanobacteria

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1106-1113

  Babu, Bakthavachalam ^a   Wu, Jiunn Tzong ^a,b  

^a BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Cyanobacteria; Kinetics; Pathway; Phthalate ester

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA FLOS-AQUAE; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 78649829301     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2010.00896.x     Document Type: Article

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