Biodegradation of Bonny light crude oil in soil microcosm by some bacterial strains isolated from crude oil flow stations saver pits in Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 117-125

  Okoh, A I ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Crude oil; Soil microcosm

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; CARBENICILLIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DNA 16S; GENTAMICIN; NETILMICIN; NITROFURANTOIN; PEFLOXACIN; PETROLEUM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; MICROCOSM; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL PROPERTY; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 3042826693     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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