Presence, diversity and enumeration of functional genes (bssA and bamA) relating to toluene degradation across a range of redox conditions and inoculum sources

Biodegradation

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 189-203

  Sun, Weimin ^a   Sun, Xiaxuo ^a   Cupples, Alison M ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic biodegradation; bamA; bssA; Toluene

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; NITRATES; TOLUENE;

ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; BAMA; BENZYLSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; BSSA; INOCULUM SOURCES; NUMBER OF SAMPLES; SULFATE REDUCING; TOLUENE DEGRADATIONS;

GENES;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLONE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; INOCULATION; REDOX CONDITIONS; TOLUENE;

GEOBACTER; SYNTROPHUS; THAUERA; THAUERA AROMATICA; THAUERA SP. DNT-1;

6 OXOCYCLOHEX 1 ENE 1 CARBONYL COA HYDROLASE; 6-OXOCYCLOHEX-1-ENE-1-CARBONYL-COA HYDROLASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BENZYLSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; HYDROLASE; LYASE; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOREMEDIATION; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYLOGENY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON-CARBON LYASES; HYDROLASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYLOGENY; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TOLUENE;

EID: 84895824494     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10532-013-9651-4     Document Type: Article

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