Presence of opportunistic oil-degrading microorganisms operating at the initial steps of oil extraction and handling

International Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 119-124

  Sánchez, Olga ^a   Ferrera, Isabel ^a   Vigués, Núria ^a   De Oteyza, Tirso García ^b   Grimalt, Joan O ^b   Mas, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Crude oil; DGGE denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Oil biodegradation

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 33745893787     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: 16181905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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