Screening for phenol-degrading bacteria in the pristine soils of south Siberia

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 79-83

  Koutny, Marek ^a   Ruzicka, Jan ^a   Chlachula, Jiri ^a  

^a TOMAS BATA UNIVERSITY IN ZLIN   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Altai; Biodegradation; Phenol; Pristine soil; Pseudomonas; Rooting zone

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0037403652     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(03)00005-2     Document Type: Article

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