Monitoring of the degradation activities and the diversity of the microbial community degrading refinery waste sludge

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Volumn 4, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 75-85

  Katsivela, Eleftheria ^a,d   Moore, Edward R B ^b,c   Kalogerakis, Nicolas ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

16S rDNA T RFLP fingerprinting; Bacterial community; Biodegradation; Petroleum hydrocarbons; Refinery waste sludge

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; REMEDIATION; SLURRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 5644295868     PISSN: 15677230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:WAFO.0000044788.74647.27     Document Type: Article

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