The use of nucleic acid based stable isotope probing to identify the microorganisms responsible for anaerobic benzene and toluene biodegradation

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 83-91

  Cupples, Alison M ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic biodegradation; Benzene; SIP; Stable isotope probing; Toluene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; BENZENE; CARBON 13; GASOLINE; TOLUENE;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLOSTRIDIA; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; DESULFOBACTERACEAE; DESULFOBULBACEAE; DESULFOCAPSA; DESULFOSPOROSINUS; DESULFOTOMACULUM; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE DOSAGE; INCUBATION TIME; ISOTOPE LABELING; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; NITRATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PEPTOCOCCACEAE; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA EXTRACTION; STABLE ISOTOPE PROBING; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ISOTOPE LABELING; ISOTOPES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; TOLUENE;

CLOSTRIDIA; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; DESULFOBACTERACEAE; DESULFOBACTERIUM; DESULFOBULBACEAE; DESULFOCAPSA; DESULFOSPOROSINUS; DESULFOTOMACULUM; PEPTOCOCCACEAE;

EID: 79953221765     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.02.011     Document Type: Review

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