Reductive dechlorination of methoxychlor by bacterial species of environmental origin: Evidence for primary biodegradation of methoxychlor in submerged environments

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2018-2023

  Satsuma, Koji ^a   Masuda, Minoru ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Facultative anaerobic bacteria; Methoxychlor; Oxidation reduction potential; Reductive dechlorination; Submerged environment

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; METHOXYCHLOR; OXIDATION-REDUCTION POTENTIALS; REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION; SUBMERGED ENVIRONMENT;

BIODEGRADATION; DECHLORINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHANE; INSECTICIDES; REDOX REACTIONS;

BACTERIA;

GROUND WATER; INSECTICIDE; METHOXYCHLOR;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HALOGENATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GROUNDWATER; HALOGENATION; INSECTICIDES; JAPAN; METHOXYCHLOR; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS; ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER AMNIGENUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYCOBACTERIUM OBUENSE; RAOULTELLA TERRIGENA;

EID: 84859752606     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf2048614     Document Type: Article

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