Microbial mineralisation of benzene and characterisation of microbial biomass in soil above hydrocarbon-contaminated groundwater

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-76

  Franzmann, Peter D ^a   Zappia, Luke R ^a   Power, Terry R ^a   Davis, Greg B ^a   Patterson, Brad M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benzene mineralisation; Bioremediation; Phospholipid; Soil microbiota

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE; GASOLINE; GROUND WATER; HYDROCARBON; PHOSPHOLIPID; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BENZENE; BIOMASS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL TREATMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIOTA;

EID: 0032782231     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(99)00042-2     Document Type: Article

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