Isolation and characterization of two hydrocarbon-degrading Bacillus subtilis strains from oil contaminated soil of Kuwait

Microbiological Research

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 157-164

  Al Sharidah, Ahlam ^a   Richardt, Andre ^a   Golecki, Jochen ^a   Dierstein, Roland ^a   Tadros, Monier H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Environmental and Biotechnology Laboratory GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Hydrocarbon biodegradation; Morphology; Physiology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DECANE; DEGRADATION; FUEL; HYDROCARBON; KUWAIT; NAPHTHALENE; POLLUTED SOIL; RIBOSOMAL RNA; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033814880     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-5013(00)80029-4     Document Type: Article

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