Microbial communities to mitigate contamination of PAHs in soil-possibilities and challenges: A review

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-30

  Fernandez Luqueno F ^a,b   Valenzuela Encinas, C ^b   Marsch, R ^b   Martinez Suarez C ^b   Vazquez Nunez E ^b   Dendooven, L ^b  

^a Área Electromecánica Industrial   (Mexico)

^b Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Autochthonous microorganism; Bioaugmentation; Biodegradation; Biostimulation; Biosurfactants; GEM; Microbial genomics; PAHs

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL ORGANELLE; DISSIPATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; GENOMICS; LITERATURE REVIEW; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PAH; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOIL TYPE; SURFACTANT;

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 78650953345     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-010-0371-6     Document Type: Review

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