Studies on aerobic biodegradation activities of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid by bacteria species isolated from petroleum polluted site

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1426-1431

  Etinosa, Igbinosa O ^a   Stella, Ajisebutu O ^b   Anthony, Okoh I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

2,4 Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4 D); Biodegradation; Dioxygenase enzyme; Petroleum degraders

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; CARBON; CHLORIDE; DIOXYGENASE; PETROLEUM; PROTEIN;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CELL DENSITY; CELL FREE SYSTEM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; INOCULATION; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; OIL INDUSTRY; PH; POLLUTION; PSEUDOMONAS; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34347340663     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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