Microcosm experiments of oil degradation by microbial mats. II. The changes in microbial species

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 393, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-49

  Llirós, Marc ^a   Gaju, Núria ^a   de Oteyza, Tirso García ^b   Grimalt, Joan O ^b   Esteve, Isabel ^a   Martínez Alonso, Maira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy; Crude oil pollution; Cyanobacteria; Marine environment; Microbial mats; Microcosms

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ECOSYSTEMS; MARINE ENGINEERING; VISCOSITY;

CYANOBACTERIA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL MATS;

MICROORGANISMS;

CHLOROPHYLL A; OIL; PETROLEUM;

BIODEGRADATION; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CRUDE OIL; CYANOBACTERIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL MAT; MICROCOSM; OIL POLLUTION; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL MAT; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCYSTIS; VISCOSITY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHLOROPHYLL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PETROLEUM; SEAWATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CYANOBACTERIA; GLOEOCAPSA; MICROCOLEUS CHTHONOPLASTES; OSCILLATORIA; PHORMIDIUM; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 39149114383     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.11.034     Document Type: Article

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