Degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Role of plasmids

Scientific Research and Essays

Volumn 5, Issue 25, 2010, Pages 4096-4109

  Obayori, Oluwafemi S ^a   Salam, Lateef B ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Degradation; Plasmids; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251551683     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19922248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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