An in vitro assessment on the efficacy of clay-based formulated cells of pseudomonas isolate UTAR EPA2 for petrol degradation

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 178-184

  Ting, A S Y ^a   Fang, M T ^a   Tee, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cell viability; Formulation; Hydrocarbon degrading bacterium; Petrol degradation; Uv irradiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77349104339     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2010.178.184     Document Type: Article

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