Diesel oil and PCB-degrading psychrotrophic bacteria isolated from Antarctic seawaters (Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea)

Polar Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 141-146

  De Domenico, Maria ^a   Lo Giudice, Angelina ^a   Michaud, Luigi ^a   Saitta, Marcello ^a   Bruni, Vivia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; DIESEL; PCB;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; EAST ANTARCTICA; TERRA NOVA BAY; WORLD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 11244334142     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/polar.v23i2.6275     Document Type: Article

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