Pyrene biodegradation by Bacillus spp. Isolated from coal tar-contaminated soil

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-25

  Khanna, G Purnima ^a   Goyal, Dinesh ^a,b   Khanna, Sunil ^b  

^a THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NIIT University   (India)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Bacillus; coal tar contaminated soil; pyrene

Indexed keywords

16S RDNA; 16S RIBOSOMAL DNA; ACENAPHTHYLENE; BACILLUS SPP; BIO SURFACTANT; CONTAMINATED SOILS; FIELD APPLICATION; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENES; IN-SITU; MESOPHILIC BACTERIA; NAPHTHOIC ACIDS; PERYLENES; POLYAROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PSEUDOMONAS SP; RHODOCOCCUS SP;

AEROBIC BACTERIA; ANTHRACENE; BACILLI; BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; COAL; CONTAMINATION; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; GENE ENCODING; HYDROCARBONS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

COAL TAR;

EID: 79952580800     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: 15476529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889868.2010.547998     Document Type: Article

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