Identities of Epilithic Hydrocarbon-Utilizing Diazotrophic Bacteria from the Arabian Gulf Coasts, and Their Potential for Oil Bioremediation Without Nitrogen Supplementation

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 354-363

  Radwan, Samir ^a   Mahmoud, Huda ^a   Khanafer, Majida ^a   Al Habib, Aamar ^a   Al Hasan, Redha ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; HYDROCARBON; NITROGEN; PETROLEUM; RNA 16S; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN FIXATION;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HYDROCARBONS; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; PETROLEUM; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEAWATER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALCANIVORAX; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COBETIA; DIETZIA; FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; IDIOMARINA; ISOPTERICOLA; KOCURIA; MARINOBACTER; MICROBACTERIUM; PSEUDOALTEROMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSYCHROBACTER; RHODOCOCCUS; SHEWANELLA;

EID: 77956879784     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-010-9702-x     Document Type: Article

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