Biodegradation of trinitrotoluene by immobilized Bacillus SP. YRE1

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 3357-3367

  Ullah, Hafiz ^a   Shah, Aamer Ali ^a   Hasan, Fariha ^a   Hameed, Abdul ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78649891107     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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