Identification of bacteria utilizing biphenyl, benzoate, and naphthalene in long-term contaminated soil.

Bacteria were identified associated with biodegradation of aromatic pollutants biphenyl, benzoate, and naphthalene in a long-term polychlorinated biphenyl- and polyaromatic hydrocarbon-contaminated soil. In order to avoid biases of culture-based approaches, stable isotope probing was applied in comb...

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Main Authors: Ondrej Uhlik, Jiri Wald, Michal Strejcek, Lucie Musilova, Jakub Ridl, Miluse Hroudova, Cestmir Vlcek, Erick Cardenas, Martina Mackova, Tomas Macek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3396604?pdf=render