Characterization of a hydrocarbon degrading psychrotrophic Antarctic bacterium

Antarctic Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 150-155

  Mac Cormack, Walter P ^a   Fraile, Elda R ^b  

^a INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO ARGENTINO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antarctic bacteria; Biodegradation; Hydrocarbons; Psychrotrophs

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BIODEGRADATION; HYDROCARBON; POLAR ENVIRONMENT;

ANTARCTICA, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS, KING GEORGE ISLAND, JUBANY STATION;

EID: 0031438550     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102097000199     Document Type: Article

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