title: Physiological attributes of microbial BTEX degradation in oxygen-limited environments.
abstract: Our work has focused on the determination of physiological traits that may facilitate in situ degradation of xenobiotic compounds by indigenous microorganisms. For this our interests center on the following questions: What are the ambient conditions in a benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX)-contaminated aquifer? What is the behavior of indigenous bacteria under these conditions? What are the attributes of bacterial strains that are functional under hypoxic conditions? How do these strains compare with other BTEX-degrading strains?
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor 48109, USA.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Mikesell
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kukor
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Byrne
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D001554:Benzene / Q000378:metabolism*; D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism*; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000378:metabolism; D014050:Toluene / Q000378:metabolism*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism; D014992:Xylenes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D014992:Xylenes; D014050:Toluene; D001554:Benzene; C004912:ethylbenzene; D010100:Oxygen