Biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons by psychrotrophic Pseudomonas strains possessing both alkane (alk) and naphthalene (nah) catabolic pathways?

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3719-3723

  Whyte, Lyle G ^a   Bourbonnière, Luc ^a   Greer, Charles W ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; NAPHTHALENE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; CATABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PSEUDOMONAS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS OLEOVORANS;

EID: 0030805158     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.9.3719-3723.1997     Document Type: Article

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