Biodegradation of Humic Substances
Part 1. Lignin, Humic Substances and Coal
PD Dr. habil Matthias Kästner,
Dr. habil Martin Hofrichter,
PD Dr. habil Matthias Kästner
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Center for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle (UFZ), Department of Remediation Research, Permoserstraße 15, Leipzig, Germany, 04318
Search for more papers by this authorDr. habil Martin Hofrichter
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University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, Viikki Biocenter, P. O. Box 56, University of Finland, Finland, 00014
Search for more papers by this authorPD Dr. habil Matthias Kästner,
Dr. habil Martin Hofrichter,
PD Dr. habil Matthias Kästner
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Center for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle (UFZ), Department of Remediation Research, Permoserstraße 15, Leipzig, Germany, 04318
Search for more papers by this authorDr. habil Martin Hofrichter
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University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, Viikki Biocenter, P. O. Box 56, University of Finland, Finland, 00014
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
- Introduction
- Genesis and Stability of Humic Substances
- General Aspects of the Degradation of HS
- Aerobic Degradation of HS
- Methods to Estimate Microbial Degradation of HS
- Bacteria
- Actinomycetes
- Other Heterotrophic Bacteria
- Fungi
- Microfungi
- Basidiomycetous Fungi
- Decomposition by Isolated Enzymes
- Anaerobic Transformation of HS
- Outlook and Perspectives
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