Effect of the tropical grass Brachiaria brizantha (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Stapf on microbial population and activity in petroleum-contaminated soil

Microbiological Research

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 80-91

  Merkl, Nicole ^a,b   Schultze Kraft, Rainer ^a   Arias, Marianela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b PDVSA INTEVEP   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Microbial enumeration; Phytoremediation; Respiration; Rhizosphere effect

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DEGRADATION; FUNGI; PARAFFINS; SOILS;

MICROBIAL ENUMERATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; RESPIRATION; RHIZOSPHERE EFFECTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOREMEDIATION; FUNGUS; PHYTOREMEDIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRACHIARIA; FUNGI; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA;

EID: 28844438736     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2005.06.005     Document Type: Article

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