Plasmid incidence in four species of hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria isolated from oil polluted marine environment

Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 349-352

  Thavasi, R ^a   Jayalakshmi, S ^a   Radhakrishnan, R ^b   Balasubramanian, T ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Sri S Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria; Plasmids

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; GROWTH KINETICS; MARINE POLLUTION;

BIODEGRADATION POTENTIAL; HYDROCARBONOCLASTIC BACTERIA; PLASMIDS;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LURIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 34948868909     PISSN: 1682296X     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2007.349.352     Document Type: Article

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