Pseudomonas sp. to Sphingobium indicum: A journey of microbial degradation and bioremediation of Hexachlorocyclohexane

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-18

  Lal, Rup ^a   Dadhwal, Mandeep ^a   Kumari, Kirti ^a   Sharma, Pooja ^a   Singh, Ajaib ^a   Kumari, Hansi ^a   Jit, Simran ^a   Gupta, Sanjay Kumar ^a   Nigam, Aeshna ^a   Lal, Devi ^a   Verma, Mansi ^a   Kaur, Jaspreet ^a   Bala, Kiran ^a   Jindal, Swati ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; HCH; Sphingobium indicum B90A

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; SPHINGOBIUM INDICUM;

EID: 43249104848     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-008-0002-9     Document Type: Review

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