Aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria from soil near Scott Base, Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 183-188

  Aislabie, Jackie ^a   Foght, Julia ^b   Saul, David ^c  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; ANTARCTICA; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; JET FUEL; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; POLLUTED SOIL; RIBOSOMAL DNA;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ANTARCTICA;

PSEUDOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS;

EID: 0034110409     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050025     Document Type: Article

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