Anaerobic benzene degradation by bacteria

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 710-724

  Vogt, Carsten ^a   Kleinsteuber, Sabine ^a   Richnow, Hans Hermann ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BENZENE; BENZOIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC ION; MANGANESE; NITRATE; PHENOL; PROPIONIC ACID; SULFATE; TOLUENE; POLLUTANT;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; CARBOXYLATION; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; DESULFOBULBACEAE; ELECTRON; EPSILONPROTEOBACTERIA; FIRMICUTES; GEOBACTERACEAE; HYDROXYLATION; METHANOBACTERIALES; METHANOSARCINALES; METHYLATION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; PEPTOCOCCACEAE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; PSEUDOMONAS; SHORT SURVEY; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BACTERIA; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POLLUTANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BENZENE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 79960174946     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2011.00260.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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