Current state of knowledge in microbial degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): A review

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue AUG, 2016, Pages

  Ghosal, Debajyoti ^a   Ghosh, Shreya ^a   Dutta, Tapan K ^b   Ahn, Youngho ^a  

^a Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^b BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Algae; Bacteria; Biodegradation; Fungi; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450; DIOXYGENASE; ENZYME; EPOXIDE HYDROLASE; LIGNINOLYTIC ENZYME; NAPHTHALENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RNA 16S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOREMEDIATION; CATABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FUNGAL DEGRADATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HALOPHILIC ARCHAEON; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; HYDROXYLATION; MARINOBACTER HYDROCARBONOCLASTICUS; MICROALGAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORGANIC NUTRIENT; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PH; PHYLOGENY; POLLUTANT; REVIEW; SPHINGOMONADACEAE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 84989325797     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01369     Document Type: Review

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