Isolation of hydrocarbon degrading bacteria from soils contaminated with crude oil spills

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 760-765

  Mittal, Anupama ^a   Singh, Padma ^a  

^a GURUKUL KANGRI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter calcoaceticus; Bioremediation; Crude oil; Pseudomonas

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM; PSEUDOMONAS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 70349329872     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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