Isolation and characterization of oil-desulphurizing bacteria

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 941-945

  Guerinik, K ^a   Al Mutawah, Q ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Biodesulphurization; Dibenzothiophene; Erythropolis; Globerulus; Rhodococcus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS; RHODOCOCCUS GLOBERULUS;

EID: 0346463037     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:WIBI.0000007327.72618.0f     Document Type: Article

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