Development and application of PCR primers for monitoring alkane-degrading bacteria in seawater microcosm during crude oil degradation process

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1185-1193

  Sei, Kazunari ^a   Mori, Kazuhiro ^a   Kohno, Tetsuro ^a   Maki, Hideaki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkane hydroxylase; Bioremediation; Microbial monitoring; n Alkanes; PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DEGRADATION; DNA; GENES; MONITORING; PARAFFINS;

CHAIN LENGTHS;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

ALKANE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; BIOREMEDIATION; CRUDE OIL;

EID: 0346934966     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.36.1185     Document Type: Article

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