Evidence for n-alkane consumption and oxidation by filamentous cyanobacteria from oil-contaminated coasts of the Arabian Gulf

Marine Biology

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 521-527

  Al Hasan, R H ^a   Al Bader, D A ^a   Sorkhoh, N A ^a   Radwan, S S ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

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EID: 0031933734     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050272     Document Type: Article

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