Current trends in trichloroethylene biodegradation: A review

Critical Reviews in Biotechnology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 101-114

  Shukla, Awadhesh Kumar ^a   Upadhyay, Siddh Nath ^b,c   Dubey, Suresh Kumar ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Rajeev Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biofiltration; Diazotrophs; Methanotrophs; Microbial community; Molecular methods; TCE

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETICS; BACTERIA; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECHLORINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

DIAZOTROPHS; METHANOTROPHS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MOLECULAR METHODS; TCE;

BIODEGRADATION;

NATURAL GAS; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; DECHLORINATION; DEHALOCOCCOIDES; DEHALOGENATION; DESULFITOBACTERIUM; DESULFUROMONAS; MELTING POINT; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METHANOTROPH; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MIXED CELL CULTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NITROSOMONAS; NONHUMAN; PHANEROCHAETE; PHOTOOXIDATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; REFRACTION INDEX; REVIEW; RHODOCOCCUS; SOLUBILITY; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR; VAPOR PRESSURE; XANTHOBACTER; ARCHAEON; BACTERIA; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FUNGUS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FUNGI; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

EID: 84901807939     PISSN: 07388551     EISSN: 15497801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2012.727080     Document Type: Review

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