Biodeterioration of crude oil and oil derived products: A review

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 315-337

  Yemashova, Natalia A ^a   Murygina, Valentina P ^a   Zhukov, Dmitry V ^a   Zakharyantz, Arpenik A ^a   Gladchenko, Marina A ^a   Appanna, Vasu ^b   Kalyuzhnyi, Sergey V ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biocide; Biodeterioration; Biofouling; Crude oil; Microbial contamination control; Oil derived products

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34548323981     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-006-9118-8     Document Type: Review

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