Degradation of a benzene-toluene mixture by hydrocarbon-adapted bacterial communities

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 553-562

  Aburto, Arturo ^a,c   Peimbert, Mariana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE PROCESOS Y TECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Benzene; Degradation; Groundwater; Hydrogenophaga; Toluene

Indexed keywords

ACIDOVORAX; ARTHROBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HYDROGENOPHAGA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; RHODOFERAX; SIREN;

EID: 80755129024     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: 18692044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13213-010-0173-6     Document Type: Article

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