Evaluation of microbial diversity of different soil layers at a contaminated diesel site

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-44

  Maila, Mphekgo P ^a   Randima, P ^a   Surridge, K ^b   Dronen K ^c   Cloete, Thomas E ^b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIODIVERSITY; CONTAMINATION; HYDROCARBONS; NUTRITION; SOILS;

MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NUTRIENTS; RESPIRATION RATE; SOIL LAYERS; TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON (TPH);

BACTERIA;

BIODEGRADATION; DIESEL; HYDROCARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 12344249998     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2004.06.012     Document Type: Article

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