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Title: Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of phenanthrene-degrading fluorescent Pseudomonas biovars

Journal Article · · Applied and Environmental Microbiology
OSTI ID:508358
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  1. Royal Veterinary and Agricultural Univ., Frederiksberg (Denmark)

The genus Pseudomonas is a group of gram-negative motile rods know for large metabolic versatility as well as pathogenicity to plants, animals and humans. A large number of bacteria from this group capable of degrading polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons have been isolated in soils and aquifers, but the identification is often conducted only to the Pseudomonas sp. level. This study aims to characterize a group of bacteria from the fluorescent Pseudomonas group degrading phenanthrene by four different methods to assess the bacterial diversity of the closely related group. 37 refs., 3 figs., 1 tab.

OSTI ID:
508358
Journal Information:
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 62, Issue 10; Other Information: PBD: Oct 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English