Soil bacteria with the combined potential for oil utilization, nitrogen fixation, and mercury resistance

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 226-231

  Sorkhoh, N A ^a   Ali, N ^a   Dashti, N ^a   Al Mailem, D M ^a   Al Awadhi, H ^a   Eliyas, M ^a   Radwan, S S ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Diazotrophic bacteria; Mercury resistant bacteria; Oil pollution; Oil degrading bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; SOILS;

BACTERIAL CONSORTIUM; COLONY FORMING UNITS; DIAZOTROPHIC BACTERIA; MERCURY RESISTANCE; NITROGEN NUTRITION; OIL POLLUTION; OIL-DEGRADING BACTERIA; RESISTANT BACTERIA;

NITROGEN FIXATION;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; DESERT SOIL; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRITION; OIL POLLUTION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION; VOLATILIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77950298500     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2009.10.011     Document Type: Article

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