Analysis of bacterial diversity and community structure in forest soils contaminated with fuel hydrocarbon

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 704-715

  Ahn, Jae Hyung ^a   Kim, Mi Soon ^a   Kim, Min Cheol ^a   Lim, Jong Sung ^a   Lee, Goon Taek ^a   Yun, Jun Ki ^b   Kim, Taesung ^c   Kim, Taesan ^d   Ka, Jong Ok ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

^c National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

^d National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Bacterial community; Bioremediation; DGGE; Fuel; Soil DNA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DIESEL FUEL; DNA 16S; HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA SEQUENCE; FOREST; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; KOREA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PSEUDOMONAS; RALSTONIA; RHODOCOCCUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; RALSTONIA; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 33744962980     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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