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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A
Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
Volume 42, 2007 - Issue 14
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Degradation of aromatic compounds and degradative pathway of 4-nitrocatechol by Ochrobactrum sp. B2

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Pages 2111-2116 | Received 26 Mar 2007, Published online: 10 Dec 2007

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