Monthly variation of heavy metal and metal resistant bacteria from Uppanar Estuary (South East Coast of India)

Research Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 50-57

  Karthikeyan, R ^a   Vijayalakshmi, S ^a   Balasubramanian, T ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Effluent discharge; Estuary; Heavy metal; Resistant bacteria; Sediments

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34250759293     PISSN: 18164978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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