Isolation of two Kocuria species capable of growing on various polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 3611-3617

  Ahmed, Rifat Zubair ^a   Ahmed, Nuzhat ^a   Gadd, Geoffrey Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Crude oil; Kocuria; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Yeast extract

Indexed keywords

FLUORANTHENE; FORMAZAN; NAPHTHALENE; PETROLEUM; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RNA 16S;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; KOCURIA FLAVA; KOCURIA ROSEA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KOCURIA; KOCURIA ROSEA;

EID: 77953938241     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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