Microorganisms in the crude oil-producing areas of Ondo State, Nigeria

Scientific Research and Essays

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 174-179

  Ajayi, A O ^a   Balogun, S A ^a   Adegbehingbe, K ^a  

^a ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Crude oil producing areas; Environment; Microorganisms; Ondo State; Population

Indexed keywords

ARTHROBACTER; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CIRCULANS; BACILLUS COAGULANS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BREVUNDIMONAS DIMINUTA; BURKHOLDERIA MALLEI; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; ENTEROBACTER; KLEBSIELLA; KOCURIA VARIANS; MICROCOCCUS; NEISSERIA; PAENIBACILLUS ALVEI; PAENIBACILLUS MACERANS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SARCINA; SARCINA MAXIMA; SERRATIA; SPOROSARCINA PASTEURII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; VEILLONELLA;

EID: 70350418726     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19922248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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