Isolation and Phylogenetic Characterization of Microbial Consortia able to Degrade Aromatic Hydrocarbons at High Rates

Microbes and Environments

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 44-52

  Ozaki, Shingen ^a   Kishimoto, Noriaki ^a   Fujita, Tokio ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

aromatic hydrocarbon; crude petroleum; DGGE; microbial consortium; microbial decomposition

Indexed keywords

EID: 45549092995     PISSN: 13426311     EISSN: 13474405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.21.44     Document Type: Article

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