Drilling fluid base oil biodegradation potential of a soil Staphylococcus species

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 320-324

  Nweke, C O ^a,b   Okpokwasili, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Drilling fluid base oil; Staphylococcus sp.

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; OIL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMULSION; ENERGY RESOURCE; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; OFFSHORE OIL INDUSTRY; SOIL POLLUTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 3042642761     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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