Assessment of the biodegradation potential of psychrotrophic microorganisms

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 99-106

  Whyte, Lyle G ^a   Greer, Charles W ^a   Inniss, William E ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Catabolic gene probes; Organic pollutants; Psychrotrophic microorganisms

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; TEMPERATURE;

BIODEGRADATION; COLD ENVIRONMENT; MICROORGANISM; POLLUTANT;

CANADA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029669110     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m96-016     Document Type: Article

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