Isolation and characterization of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa from a virgin Brazilian Amazon region with potential to degrade atrazine

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 13974-13978

  Fernandes, Ana Flavia Tonelli ^a   da Silva, Michelle Barbosa Partata ^a   Martins, Vinicius Vicente ^a   Miranda, Carlos Eduardo Saraiva ^b   Stehling, Eliana Guedes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RIBEIRÃO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Brazilian Amazon Forest; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; RAINFOREST;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; BRAZIL;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ATRAZINE; HERBICIDE;

BIOREMEDIATION; BRAZIL; ECOSYSTEM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ATRAZINE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BRAZIL; ECOSYSTEM; HERBICIDES; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84911811890     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3316-7     Document Type: Article

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