Isolation and characterization of a novel thermophilic Bacillus strain degrading long-chain n-alkanes

Extremophiles

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 347-356

  Wang, Lei ^a   Tang, Yun ^a   Wang, Shuo ^b   Liu, Ru Lin ^a   Liu, Mu Zhi ^a   Zhang, Yan ^b   Liang, Feng Lai ^a   Feng, Lu ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Characterization; Degradation; Geobacillus thermodenitrificans; Long chain n alkanes; Thermophile

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; MINERAL OIL; PETROLEUM;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; TIME;

ALKANES; BACILLUS; MINERAL OIL; PETROLEUM; PHYLOGENY; TIME FACTORS;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACILLUS; GEOBACILLUS THERMODENITRIFICANS;

EID: 33748329585     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-006-0505-4     Document Type: Article

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