Microbial Transformation and Degradation of Toxic Organic ChemicalsLily Y. Young, Carl E. Cerniglia Microorganisms offer a more effective and economical means of reducing or eliminating environmental contamination than more traditional treatment methods. This study examines the role of microbes in the degradation of toxic organic chemicals. |
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... organisms . Particular cases include the cycles observed in Bacillus , Caulobacter , the myxobacteria , and the actinomycetes , where sets of genes can be expressed sequentially , in a sort of " cascade " effect , as an integral part of ...
... organisms . Particular cases include the cycles observed in Bacillus , Caulobacter , the myxobacteria , and the actinomycetes , where sets of genes can be expressed sequentially , in a sort of " cascade " effect , as an integral part of ...
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... organisms intro- duced to the site , significantly reducing the practicality of bioremediation . New discoveries are expanding the number of sites that can be treated by micro- organisms . An example of this is the recent isolation of ...
... organisms intro- duced to the site , significantly reducing the practicality of bioremediation . New discoveries are expanding the number of sites that can be treated by micro- organisms . An example of this is the recent isolation of ...
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... organisms with a selective advantage over the indige- nous population would help to establish these organisms temporarily in the environ- ment . An approach that has been taken is to enrich for a host organism that can grow on a highly ...
... organisms with a selective advantage over the indige- nous population would help to establish these organisms temporarily in the environ- ment . An approach that has been taken is to enrich for a host organism that can grow on a highly ...
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CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION OF | 27 |
CLEANUP OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON | 77 |
Bossert and Geoffrey C Compeau | 127 |
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acclimation acid activated sludge addition aerobic anaerobic Appl Environ Microbiol aquifer Aroclor aromatic compounds aromatic hydrocarbons aryl bacteria Bacteriol Bedard benzene benzo[a]pyrene Biochem biodegradation biological bioremediation biphenyl carbon cells Cerniglia Chem chemical chlorinated chlorophenols chrysosporium congeners contaminated soil COOH cultures dechlorination dechlorination processes dehalogenation denitrifying dioxygenase effect electron acceptors enrichment Environ Sci Technol environmental enzymes fungi gene genetic glyphosate groundwater Häggblom haloaromatic halogenated Hudson River Hudson River sediment incubation isolated laboratory lignin mechanisms meta metabolism methanogenic Microbiology microorganisms mineralization mixture molecular naphthalene nitrate nutrients observed organic oxidation oxygen p-cresol PAHs pathway pattern PCB concentration PCB dechlorination pentachlorophenol Phanerochaete chrysosporium phenanthrene phenols plasmid polychlorinated polychlorinated biphenyls potential process H Pseudomonas sp putida Quensen reactions reactor reductive dechlorination reductive dehalogenation removal Rhee samples sediment sediment slurries specific strain studies substrate Suflita sulfate tiedjei tion toluene toxic transformation treatment waste