Species diversity index of culturable crude oil degrading bacteria and physicochemical qualities of a crude oil polluted river in Nigeria

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 643-646

  Ogbeifun, Patience O ^a   Ajisebutu, Stella O ^a   Okoh, Anthony I ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Crude oil degrading bacteria; Physicochemical properties; Species diversity index

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE OIL; OIL POLLUTION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 4143098343     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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