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Diversity of aromatic ring-hydroxylating dioxygenase gene in Citrobacter.
Bioresource technology - 1 Apr 2011
Selvakumaran S, Kapley Atya, Kashyap Sanjay M, Daginawala Hatim F, Kalia Vipin C, Purohit Hemant J
Abstract excerpt
Genetic and functional diversity of Citrobacter spp. for their abilities to degrade aromatic compounds was evaluated to develop mixed cultures or a consortium for bioremediation technology. Thirty Citrobacter strains isolated from various effluent treatment plants were found to degrade a range of aromatic compounds: phenol, benzoate, hydroxy benzoic acid and biotransform mono-chlorophenols and di-chlorophenol...
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