Complete mineralization of benzene by a methanogenic enrichment culture and effect of putative metabolites on the degradation

Chemosphere

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 822-828

  Masumoto, Hiroki ^a   Kurisu, Futoshi ^a   Kasuga, Ikuro ^a   Tourlousse, Dieter M ^a   Furumai, Hiroaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benzene; Biodegradation; Methanogenic enrichment; Putative metabolites

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIOMOLECULES; CARBON DIOXIDE; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; MICROORGANISMS; PHENOLS; TOLUENE;

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; DEGRADATION OF PHENOLS; EQUIMOLAR CONCENTRATIONS; EXTRACELLULAR METABOLITES; METABOLIC INTERMEDIATES; METHANOGENIC ENRICHMENTS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; PUTATIVE METABOLITES;

BIODEGRADATION;

4 HYDROXYCOUMARIN; BENZENE; BENZOIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; PHENOL; STABLE ISOTOPE; TOLUENE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BENZENE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; CONTAMINATED LAND; METABOLITE; METHANOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; PHENOL; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; BIOMINERALIZATION; COLLISIONALLY ACTIVATED DISSOCIATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOURIER TRANSFORM MASS SPECTROMETRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INHIBITION KINETICS; LOTUS; METHANOBACTERIUM FORMICICUM; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 84856217865     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.11.051     Document Type: Article

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