Biodegradation of crude oil and pure hydrocarbons by extreme halophilic archaea from hypersaline coasts of the Arabian Gulf

Extremophiles

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 321-328

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

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Archaea; Bioremediation; Crude oil; Extreme halophiles; Hydrocarbon biodegradation

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; HYDROCARBON; OCTADECANE; PETROLEUM; PHENANTHRENE; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; SEA WATER;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; HALOBACTERIUM; HALOCOCCUS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALKANES; ARCHAEA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HALOBACTERIUM; HALOCOCCUS; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM; PHENANTHRENES; SEAWATER; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ARCHAEA; HALOBACTERIUM; HALOCOCCUS; HALOFERAX; HALOPHILIC ARCHAEON; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 77951768124     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-010-0312-9     Document Type: Article

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