Utilization of alkylbenzenes during anaerobic growth of pure cultures of denitrifying bacteria on crude oil

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1238-1241

  Rabus, Ralf ^a   Widdel, Friedrich ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLBENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; ORTHO XYLENE; PETROLEUM; TOLUENE;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DENITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0029930415     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.4.1238-1241.1996     Document Type: Article

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