Microbial population changes during bioremediation of an experimental oil spill

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 3566-3574

  Macnaughton, Sarah J ^a   Stephen, John R ^a   Venosa, Albert D ^b   Davis, Gregory A ^c   Chang, Yun Juan ^a   White, David C ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c Microbial Insights Incorporated   (United States)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; DECONTAMINATION; DNA; FATTY ACIDS; OIL SPILLS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

METABOLIC STRESS; PHOSPHOLIPID FATTY ACID;

MICROBIOLOGY;

FATTY ACID;

BIOREMEDIATION; OIL SPILL; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOIL TREATMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032772104     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.8.3566-3574.1999     Document Type: Article

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