Isolation, Characterization and Community Diversity of Indigenous Putative Toluene-Degrading Bacterial Populations with Catechol-2,3-Dioxygenase Genes in Contaminated Soils

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 59-65

  Olapade, Ola A ^a   Ronk, Adam J ^a  

^a ALBION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL 2,3 DIOXYGENASE; RNA 16S; TOLUENE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACILLUS; BIOREMEDIATION; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROTEOBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACILLUS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CATECHOL 2,3-DIOXYGENASE; PROTEOBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TOLUENE;

EID: 84939872308     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: 1432184X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-014-0466-6     Document Type: Article

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