Adventures in Rhodococcus - from steroids to explosives

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 155-168

  Yam, Katherine C ^a   Okamoto, Sachi ^a   Roberts, Joseph N ^a   Eltis, Lindsay D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actinomycete; Catabolism; Cholesterol; Lignin; Mycobacterium; Nitrile; Peroxidase; Rhodococcus; Steroid

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCETE; CATABOLISM; MYCOBACTERIUM; NITRILE; PEROXIDASE; RHODOCOCCUS; STEROID;

ACETONITRILE; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSTS; CHOLESTEROL; COBALT; CYANIDES; ENZYMES; GENES; LIGNIN; METABOLISM; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOFTWOODS;

DEGRADATION;

ACETONITRILE; BIPHENYL; EXPLOSIVE; LIGNIN; METALLOCHAPERONE; MURAMIC ACID; NITRILE HYDRATASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; STEROID; CHOLESTEROL; HYDROLASE; NITRILE; PEROXIDASE;

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; CATABOLISM; COBALT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPLOSIVE; FATTY ACID; INHIBITOR; LIGNIN; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OXIDATION; PATHOGENICITY; STEROID; TUBERCULOSIS;

CATABOLISM; DEGRADATION; HYDROXYLATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHODOCOCCUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; BIOREMEDIATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ACETONITRILE; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CATALYSTS; COBALT; CYANIDES; DEGRADATION; LIGNINS; PEROXIDASE; PLANTS; SOFTWOODS; STEROLS;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS JOSTII;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHOLESTEROL; HYDROLASES; LIGNIN; NITRILES; PEROXIDASES; RHODOCOCCUS; STEROIDS;

EID: 79952217628     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W10-115     Document Type: Review

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