Degradation of alkanes by bacteria: Minireview

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2477-2490

  Rojo, Fernando ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

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EID: 70349655393     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.01948.x     Document Type: Review

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