Isolation and identification of 3-chloropropionic acid degrading bacterium from marine spong

• Main Authors: Mohd Sufian, Nurul Hanani, Mohamad, Mohd Azrul Naim, Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Haziyamin, Huyop, Fahrul Zaman, Abdul Hamid, Azzmer Azzar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2015
• Subjects: QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/47029/1/Mohd._Sufian_et_al._%282015%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/47029/; http://www.jurnalteknologi.utm.my/index.php/jurnalteknologi

Synthetic haloalkanoic acids often applied as active components in herbicides are toxic to the environment and harmful to the living organisms. These compounds are widely released to the environment due to their routine use by agricultural activities. In recent years, accumulation of haloalkanoic a...