Characterization of hydrocarbon utilizing bacteria in tropical marine sediments

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2541-2544

  Chikere, C B ^a   Okpokwasili, G C ^a   Ichiakor, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Hydrocarbon utilizing bacteria; Nembe waterside; Niger Delta; Total petroleum hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA; FLAVOBACTERIUM; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HETEROTROPHY; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NIGERIA; NOCARDIA; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; SEDIMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ACINETOBACTER; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA; FLAVOBACTERIUM; NOCARDIA; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 67649635212     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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