Stimulation of diesel fuel biodegradation by indigenous nitrogen fixing bacterial consortia

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-78

  Piehler, M F ^a   Swistak, J G ^a   Pinckney, J L ^b   Paerl, H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIODEGRADATION; HEXADECANE; NITROGEN FIXATION; PETROLEUM; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; DIESEL; NITROGEN FIXATION;

EID: 0032766276     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900157     Document Type: Article

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