Biodegradation and conversion of alkanes and crude oil by a marine Rhodococcus sp

Biodegradation

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 289-294

  Sharma, S L ^a   Pant, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Cellular fatty acids; Crude oil; End products; Hydrocarbons; Rhodococcus

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DNA; FATTY ACIDS; HYDROCARBONS; MARINE POLLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; PARAFFINS; SEAWATER;

CELL WALL ANALYSIS;

BIODEGRADATION;

ALKANE; FATTY ACID; OIL; PETROLEUM; SEA WATER;

BIODEGRADATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; RHODOCOCCUS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALKANES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CULTURE MEDIA; FATTY ACIDS; OILS; RHODOCOCCUS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS SP.; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0034436253     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011185806974     Document Type: Article

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