Hydrocarbon degradation by thermophilic Nocardia otitidiscaviarum strain TSH1: Physiological aspects

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 534-539

  Zeinali, Majid ^a   Vossoughi, Manouchehr ^b   Ardestani, Sussan K ^a   Babanezhad, Esmaeil ^b   Masoumian, Mohamadreza ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c MALEK ASHTAR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Nocardia otitidiscaviarum; PAHs; Phenol; Straight chain alkanes; Thermophile

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; HYDROCARBON; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; METABOLISM; NOCARDIA;

ALKANES; CULTURE MEDIA; HEAT; HYDROCARBONS; NOCARDIA; PHENOLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA OTITIDISCAVIARUM;

EID: 38049184665     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200700283     Document Type: Article

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