The aerobic dechlorination activities of two bacterial species isolated from a refuse dumpsite in Nigeria

International Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 21-24

  Olaniran, Ademola O ^a   Okoh, Anthony I ^a   Ajisebutu, Stella ^a   Golyshin, Peter ^b   Babalola, Gbolahan O ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Dechlorination; Dehalogenation; Dumpsite

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS;

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHLORINE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; NIGERIA; PH; POLLUTION; TEMPERATURE;

AEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHLORINE; CULTURE MEDIA; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NIGERIA; TEMPERATURE; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 0036490298     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: 16181905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10123-002-0054-3     Document Type: Article

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