Modification of bacillus cereus and pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from a petroleum refining effluent for increased petroleum product degradation

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 3303-3307

  Idise, O E ^a   Ameh, J B ^b   Yakubu, S E ^b   Okuofu, C A ^b  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Degradation; Modification; Nitrous acid; Petroleum; Refinery; UV irradiation

Indexed keywords

NITROUS ACID; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EFFLUENT; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOIL POLLUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER POLLUTION;

BACILLUS CEREUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 77953494542     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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