Evidence for in situ crude oil biodegradation after the Prestige oil spill

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 773-779

  Medina Bellver, Javier I ^a   Marín, Patricia ^a   Delgado, Antonio ^a   Rodríguez Sánchez, Alicia ^a   Reyes, Emilio ^a   Ramos, Juan L ^a   Marqués, Silvia ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 18944398558     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2005.00742.x     Document Type: Article

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