| degradation of phenanthrene on plant leaves by phyllosphere bacteria. | the activity of phyllosphere bacteria in the degradation of phenanthrene was investigated as a mechanism for the removal of atmospheric phenanthrene after its deposition on plant leaves. initially, leaf samples of six plant species were collected from two roadsides in bangkok to determine the presence of phenanthrene-degrading bacteria. the numbers of phenanthrene-degrading phyllosphere bacteria were varied and ranged from 3.5 x 10(4) to 1.95 x 10(7) cfu/g, in which the highest number was found ... | 2007 | 18057816 |