Simultaneous degradation of atrazine and simazine by a binary culture of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Arthrobacter sp. in a two-stage biofilm reactor

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 554-561

  Galíndez Nájera, Silvia Patricia ^a   Ramos Monroy, Oswaldo ^a   Ruiz Ordaz, Nora ^a   Salmerón Alcocer, Angélica ^a   Juárez Ramírez, Cleotilde ^a   Ahuatzi Chacón, Deifilia ^a   Curiel Quesada, Everardo ^a   Galíndez Mayer, Juvencio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Arthrobacter; Atrazine; Biodegradation; Biofilm reactor; Cyanuric acid; Simazine; Stenotrophomonas

Indexed keywords

ARTHROBACTER; ATRAZINE; BIOFILM REACTOR; CYANURIC ACIDS; SIMAZINE; STENOTROPHOMONAS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOREACTORS; DEGRADATION; GENES; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PACKED BEDS; WEED CONTROL;

HERBICIDES;

ATRAZINE; CYANURIC ACID; SIMAZINE;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; ATZA GENE; ATZB GENE; ATZC GENE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PACKED BED REACTOR; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER SP.; STENOTROPHOMONAS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 79952579506     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2550     Document Type: Article

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