Microbial Degradation of Arabian Light Crude Oil by Acinetobacter sp. A54

Korean Journal of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 520-526

  Lee, Chang Ho ^a   Kim, Hee Sik ^a   Suh, Hyun Hyo ^a   Choi, Soung Hun ^b   Oh, Hee Mock ^a   Yoon, Byung Dae ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^b Han Mi Environmental Industry   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter sp. A54; Crude oil; Microbial degradation; Oil conversion rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842667321     PISSN: 02572389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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