Response of sedimentary bacteria in a Louisiana salt marsh to contamination by diesel fuel

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 231-241

  Carman, Kevin R ^a   Means, Jay C ^a   Pomarico, Steven C ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Diesel; PAH; Petroleum; Sediments

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0000766564     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame010231     Document Type: Article

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