Linking low-level stable isotope fractionation to expression of the cytochrome P450 monooxygenase-encoding ethb gene for elucidation of methyl tert-butyl ether biodegradation in aerated treatment pond systems

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1086-1096

  Jechalke, Sven ^a,b   Rosell, Mònica ^a   Martínez Lavanchy, Paula M ^a   Pérez Leiva, Paola ^a,c   Rohwerder, Thore ^a   Vogt, Carsten ^a   Richnow, Hans H ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA; ALKANE HYDROXYLASE; BUTYL ETHER; CATABOLIC GENES; CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; CYTOCHROME P450; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; GENES ENCODING; IN-FIELD; ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC ENRICHMENT; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; METHYL TERT BUTYL ETHER; METHYL TERTIARY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROCOSM EXPERIMENTS; MONOOXYGENASES; SPECIFIC PRIMERS; STABLE ISOTOPES; SURFACE WATER BODY; TREATMENT PONDS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; DEGRADATION; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); ENZYMES; ETHERS; EXPERIMENTS; GENE ENCODING; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPES; LAKES; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; PARAFFINS; REMEDIATION; RNA;

GENE EXPRESSION;

CARBON; CYTOCHROME P450; ETHER DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

BIODEGRADATION; CYTOCHROME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MICROCOSM; OXIDATION; POND; SURFACE WATER;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; FRACTIONATION; GENETICS; GERMANY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

AEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; GERMANY; HYDROGEN; METHYL ETHERS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

METHYLIBIUM PETROLEIPHILUM;

EID: 79551501375     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01698-10     Document Type: Article

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