Oil-consuming microbial consortia floating in the Arabian Gulf

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-33

  Radwan, S S ^a   Al Hasan, R H ^a   Ali, N ^a   Salamah, S ^a   Khanafer, M ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Hydrocarbons; Picocyanobacteria

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CELLS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; HYDROCARBONS; MICROBIOLOGY;

HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIA; HYDROCARBON CONSUMPTION; OIL-POLLUTION; OIL-UTILIZING BACTERIA;

BACTERIA;

BIOREMEDIATION; CRUDE OIL; HYDROCARBON;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; PERSIAN GULF; WORLD;

ACINETOBACTER; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); DERMOCARPELLA; PLEUROCAPSA; PSEUDOMONAS; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 22644445967     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2005.03.007     Document Type: Article

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