Biodegradation of estrogen conjugates by bacteria isolated from river sediments

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1750-1758

  Duong, C N ^a   Lee, J H ^b   Lim, B J ^c   Kim, S D ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^c National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Conjugated estrogens; Escherichia coli; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BATCH MODES; BIODEGRADATION EXPERIMENTS; CONJUGATED ESTROGENS; CONTACT TIME; CRUDE EXTRACT; DEGRADATION RATE; E. COLI; FECAL BACTERIA; GLUCURONIDES; RIVER SEDIMENTS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPERIMENTS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BIODEGRADATION;

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL 17 GLUCURONIDE; ESTRONE GLUCURONIDE; RIVER WATER;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED (USP); GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RIVERS; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 80054949481     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.739     Document Type: Article

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