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This book discusses petroleum spill bioremediation, the use of spectroscopy to identify microbial metabolic pathways, the detoxification of mercury by using recombinant mercury-resistant bacteria, and the use of manganese-oxidizing bacteria for bioremediation.

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Author:   Milton Fingerman ,  R. Nagabhushanam
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Science Publishers,U.S.
Weight:   0.816kg
ISBN:  

9781578082452

ISBN 10:   1578082455
Pages:   358
Publication Date:   01 January 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Cold-Active Enzymes from Cold-Adapted Microorganisms: Their Possible Applications and Structural Relationships with Mesophilic and Thermophilic Counterparts; Engineering of Microbial Dioxygenases for the Degradation of Xenobiotic Compounds; Piezophilic Bacteria in the Deep-Sea: Isolation, Taxonomy, Diversity, Molecular Adaptation and Biotechnological Potential; Microbial Control of Heavy Metal Pollution: An Overview; Molecular Characterization of Phenol-Degradation Bacteria in Activated Sludge; Cadmium and Manganese Transport Genes in Bacteria; Mercury Remediation Using Natural and Recombinant Microbes; Applications of Molecular Technologies in Environmental Biotechnology for Monitoring Bacteria; Biotechnological Treatment of Sulfur-Containing Wastewaters; Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals: An Overview; Chemical and Biological Transformation of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins

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