Characterization of aerobic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria from Bizerte lagoon sediments, Tunisia

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 987-997

  Ben Said, O ^a,b,c   Goni Urriza M S ^a   El Bour, M ^b   Dellali, M ^c   Aissa, P ^c   Duran, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER   (Tunisia)

^c University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Bacteria; Biodegradation; Heavy metals; Multiple contaminants; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

AROMATIZATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; GENES; HEAVY METALS; LAKES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RNA;

BIZERTE LAGOON; ENERGY SOURCE; FLUORANTHENE; HEAVY METAL RESISTANCE; HYDROCARBON DEGRADATION; HYDROCARBON DEGRADING BACTERIA; LAGOON SEDIMENTS; MULTIPLE CONTAMINANTS; SOLE CARBON SOURCE; TUNISIA;

ANTIBIOTICS;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FLUORANTHENE; HEAVY METAL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HEAVY METAL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXIC CONDITIONS; PAH; RNA; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS; ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY RESOURCE; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS MENDOCINA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SEDIMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS; SHIGELLA BOYDII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

AFRICA; BIZERTE; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 40849086429     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03621.x     Document Type: Article

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