Bioremediation of oil-polluted soil by Lentinus subnudus, a Nigerian white-rot fungus

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 796-798

  Adenipekun, C O ^a   Fasidi, I O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Crude oil; Lentinus subnudus; Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon oil polluted soil

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HYDROCARBON; MINERAL OIL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; INCUBATION TIME; INOCULATION; LENTINUS SUBNUDUS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MINERALIZATION; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PHANEROCHAETE; SOIL POLLUTION;

FUNGI; LENTINUS SUBNUDUS;

EID: 23944510700     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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