Microbial genetic resource mapping of East Calcutta wetlands

Current Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 212-217

  Chaudhuri, S Ray ^a   Thakur, A R ^a  

^a MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

ARB software; Bioremediation; East Calcutta wetlands; Microbial biodiversity; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33747252849     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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