Toxicity of zinc to heterotrophic bacteria from a tropical river sediment

Applied Ecology and Environmental Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 123-132

  Nweke, C O ^a   Alisi, C S ^a   Okolo, J C ^a   Nwanyanwu, C E ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dehydrogenase activity; New Calabar River; Sediment bacteria

Indexed keywords

ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER SP.; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA SP.;

EID: 34548700832     PISSN: 15891623     EISSN: 17850037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15666/aeer/0501_123132     Document Type: Article

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