Impact of oil spill in the Mediterranean Sea on biodiversified bacteria in oysters

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 469-473

  Kassaify, Zeina G ^a   El Hajj, Rana H ^a   Hamadeh, Shady K ^a   Zurayk, Rami ^a   Barbour, Elie K ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Clostridium perfringens; Oil spill; Oysters

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; BIVALVE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOMEOSTASIS; OIL SPILL; SURVIVAL;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; OSTREIDAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO;

EID: 66549129100     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/07-0962.1     Document Type: Article

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