Phylogenetically Distinct Bacteria Involve Extensive Dechlorination of Aroclor 1260 in Sediment-Free Cultures

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Wang, Shanquan ^a   He, Jianzhong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR 1260; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECHLORINATION; DEHALOCOCCOIDES; DEHALOGENIMONAS; MICROCOSM; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AROCLORS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHLORINE; CHLOROFLEXI; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PHYLOGENY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84875047750     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059178     Document Type: Article

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