Diversity and activity of pah-degrading bacteria in the phyllosphere of ornamental plants

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 357-368

  Yutthammo, Chontisak ^a   Thongthammachat, Nudchanard ^a   Pinphanichakarn, Pairoh ^a   Luepromchai, Ekawan ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOXANTHOMONAS; UNCULTURED BACTERIUM; WRIGHTIA;

BACTERIAL DNA; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RNA 16S;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THAILAND;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; THAILAND;

EID: 77950555120     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-009-9631-8     Document Type: Article

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