Cold tolerance of Pseudomonas sp. 30-3 isolated from oil-contaminated soil, Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 5-11

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; COLD TOLERANCE; OIL POLLUTION;

ANTARCTICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FRAGI; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; PSEUDOMONAS SP. 30/3;

EID: 0036922947     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000100304     Document Type: Article

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