Studies on relative capabilities of bacterial and yeast isolates from tropical soil in degrading crude oil

Waste Management

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 293-299

  Ijah, U J J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bacterial isolates; Crude oil; Microbial degradation; Yeast isolates

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FUNGI; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 0032413351     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-053X(98)00037-3     Document Type: Article

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