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Isolation and Characterization of a Nitrobenzene Degrading Streptomyces Strain from Activated Sludge

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We thank Y. M. Bao in Dalian University of Technology and Associate Professor Y. S. Yang in Dalian University for helpful discussions.

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    C. L. Zheng, J. T. Zhou, L. H. Zhao, H. Lu, B. C. Qu & J. Wang

  2. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan Province, People’s Republic of China

    C. L. Zheng

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Zheng, C.L., Zhou, J.T., Zhao, L.H. et al. Isolation and Characterization of a Nitrobenzene Degrading Streptomyces Strain from Activated Sludge. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 78, 163–167 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-007-9031-z

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