Bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated polar soils

Extremophiles

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 171-179

  Aislabie, Jackie ^a   Saul, David J ^b   Foght, Julia M ^c  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Arctic; Bioremediation; Hydrocarbon degrading bacteria; Low temperature; Polar soils; Psychrotolerant

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; BIOREMEDIATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; SOIL;

ANTARCTIC REGIONS; ARCTIC REGIONS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HYDROCARBONS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; RHODOCOCCUS; SPHINGOMONAS;

EID: 33745697895     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-005-0498-4     Document Type: Review

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