Microbial Transformation and Degradation of Toxic Organic ChemicalsLily Y. Young, Carl E. Cerniglia This book examines the role of microbes, from theoretical, field, and applied perspectives, 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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