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toluene catabolic process

Known as: toluene breakdown, toluene catabolism, toluene degradation 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of toluene, a volatile monoaromatic hydrocarbon found in crude petroleum and petroleum… 
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
A real-time polymerase chain reaction method for monitoring anaerobic, hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria based on a catabolic gene.
We have developed a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method that can quantify hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria in sediment… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Co-treatment of H2S and toluene in a biotrickling filter
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Substrate interactions in BTEX and MTBE mixtures by an MTBE-degrading isolate.
Groundwater contaminant plumes from recent accidental gasoline releases often contain the fuel oxygenate MTBE (methyl tert-butyl… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Catabolite repression of the toluene degradation pathway in Pseudomonas putida harboring pWW0 under various conditions of nutrient limitation in chemostat culture
In earlier studies, the pathway of toluene and m- and p-xylene degradation (TOL pathway) in Pseudomonas putida (pWW0) was found… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Anaerobic degradation of toluene and o-xylene by a methanogenic consortium
Toluene and o-xylene were completely mineralized to stoichiometric amounts of carbon dioxide, methane, and biomass by aquifer… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
A novel toluene-3-monooxygenase pathway cloned from Pseudomonas pickettii PKO1
Plasmid pRO1957, which contains a 26.5-kb fragment from the chromosome of Pseudomonas pickettii PKO1, allows P. aeruginosa PAO1… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Biodegradation and biotransformation of groundwater pollutant mixtures by Mycobacterium vaccae
Mycobacterium vaccae can catabolize a number of major groundwater pollutants. When added singly, acetone, cyclohexane, styrene… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Free radical induction in the brain and liver by products of toluene catabolism.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Microbial degradation of toluene under sulfate-reducing conditions and the influence of iron on the process
Toluene degradation occurred concomitantly with sulfate reduction in anaerobic microcosms inoculated with contaminated subsurface… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Anaerobic degradation of toluene by a denitrifying bacterium
A denitrifying bacterium, designated strain T1, that grew with toluene as the sole source of carbon under anaerobic conditions… 
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