Cold-tolerant alkane-degrading Rhodococcus species from Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 100-105

  Bej, Asim K ^a   Saul, David ^b   Aislabie, Jackie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; ANTARCTICA; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; COLD TOLERANCE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MINERALIZATION; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOMAL DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; COLD TOLERANCE; OIL POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION;

ANTARCTICA; SCOTT BASE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033965637     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050014     Document Type: Article

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