Efficacy of intervention strategies for bioremediation of crude oil in marine systems and effects on indigenous hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1562-1571

  McKew, Boyd A ^a   Coulon, Frédéric ^a   Yakimov, Michail M ^b   Denaro, Renata ^b   Genovese, Maria ^b   Smith, Cindy J ^a,c   Osborn, A Mark ^a,c   Timmis, Kenneth N ^a,d   McGenity, Terry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM;

ALCANIVORAX; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT;

ALCANIVORACEAE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM;

ALCANIVORAX; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THALASSOLITUUS;

EID: 34248595702     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01277.x     Document Type: Article

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