The effect of the petroleum drilling mud additive (chromelignosulphonate) on the microbiology and survival of periwinkle (Pachymelania spp. and Tympanotonus sp.)

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 559-562

  Ekpo, Matthew A ^a   Uzegbu, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Chromelignosulphonate; chromium ingestion; mortality; periwinkle

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACILLUS; BREVIBACILLUS BREVIS; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM BOVIS; FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; KOCURIA VARIANS; MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MOLLUSCA; MUCOR; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; PENICILLIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO;

EID: 5444223668     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:WIBI.0000043161.02154.57     Document Type: Article

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