Biodegradation of kerosene in soil by a mixed bacterial culture under different nutrient conditions

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-166

  Shabir, Ghulam ^a   Afzal, Muhammad ^a   Anwar, Farooq ^b   Tahseen, Razia ^a   Khalid, Zafar Mahmood ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING NIBGE   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biodegradation; Kerosene; Nutrients; Soil

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CELL CULTURE; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; NUTRIENTS; REDUCTION; REMEDIATION; SOILS;

BACTERIAL CULTURE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; INCUBATION;

KEROSENE;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; CRUDE OIL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 38949187942     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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