Hydrocarbon degradation potential and activity of endophytic bacteria associated with prairie plants

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3054-3064

  Phillips, Lori A ^a   Germida, James J ^a   Farrell, Richard E ^a   Greer, Charles W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endophytic bacteria; Flare pit soil; Petroleum hydrocarbon contamination; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; HYDROCARBONS; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARAFFINS; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SOILS;

16S RRNA GENES; BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES; BACTERIAL ENDOPHYTES; CATABOLIC GENES; CONTAMINATED SOILS; DEGRADATION POTENTIALS; DGGE ANALYSIS; ENDOPHYTIC BACTERIA; FLARE-PIT SOIL; HYDROCARBON DEGRADATIONS; LOLIUM PERENNE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; MINERALIZATION ASSAYS; PCR ANALYSIS; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON CONTAMINATION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT SPECIES; PSEUDOMONAS SPP;

DEGRADATION;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE; ENDOPHYTE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRAIRIE; RHIZOSPHERE; RNA; SOIL POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVUNDIMONAS; LOLIUM PERENNE; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS RHODESIAE;

EID: 55349088562     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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