Bacterial Strategies for Growth on Aromatic Compounds

Advances in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-33

  George, Kevin W ^a   Hay, Anthony G ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUND; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIODEGRADATION; BOOK; CELL STRESS; DEHYDROGENATION; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME REACTIVATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GENE DOSAGE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLLUTANT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS; TRANSPOSON; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

EID: 79953220134     PISSN: 00652164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-387022-3.00005-7     Document Type: Chapter

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