Biodegradation of crude petroleum and petroleum products by fungi isolated from two oil seeds (melon and soybean)

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-42

  Adekunle, A A ^a   Oluyode, T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Crude petroleum; Fungi; Oil pollution; Oilseeds

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; FUNGUS; OIL POLLUTION; PETROLEUM;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BIODEGRADATION; CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUSARIUM; MELON; MICROSCOPY; MUCOR; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PLANT SEED; RHIZOPUS; SOYBEAN;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIPOLARIS; BOTRYODIPLODIA; BOTRYODIPLODIA THEOBROMAE; CLADOSPORIUM; CUCUMEROPSIS MANNII; CUCUMIS; CUNNINGHAMELLA; DRESCHLERA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GLYCINE MAX; HELMINTHOSPORIUM; MACROPHOMINA; MACROPHOMINA PHASEOLINA; MUCOR; PAECILOMYCES; PENICILLIUM; RHIZOPUS; TALARIOMYCES;

EID: 11244307335     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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