Toxicity assays and naphthalene utilization by natural bacteria selected in marine environments

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 370-377

  Garcia, E M ^a   Siegert, I G ^a   Suarez, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NAPHTHALENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AEROMONAS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH CURVE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TOXICITY TESTING; VENEZUELA; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NAPHTHALENES; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

AEROMONAS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031753730     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900772     Document Type: Article

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