Degradation of crude oil by marine bacteria

Journal of Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 239-243

  Harayama, Shigeaki ^a   Venkateswaran, Kasthuri ^a   Toki, Haruhisa ^a   Komukai, Shoko ^a   Goto, Masafumi ^a   Tanaka, Hiroki ^a   Ishihara, Masami ^a  

^a MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CRUDE OIL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029774431     PISSN: 09412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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