Ecological distribution and biodegradational activities of oil-degrading marine bacteria in the Arabian Gulf water at Kuwait

Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 359-377

  Al Gounaim, M Y ^a   Diab, A ^a  

^a Department of Library and Information Science   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CELL CULTURE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ECOLOGY; INOCULATION; KUWAIT; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION;

PERSIAN GULF;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTHROBACTER; CORYNEBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0032428756     PISSN: 19859899     EISSN: 25360051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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