Establishment and characterization of atrazine degrading cultures from Nigerian agricultural soil using traditional and Bio-Sep bead enrichment techniques

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-70

  Omotayo, Ayodele E ^a   Ilori, Matthew O ^a   Amund, Olukayode O ^a   Ghosh, Dhritiman ^b   Roy, Krishnakali ^b   Radosevich, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Bio Sep beads; Biodegradation; Enrichment; Genes; Soil

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 79954836098     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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