Enhanced hydrocarbons degradation in the rhizosphere of mangrove plants by a halophilic Bacillus subtilis subtilis strain

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 261-273

  Yateem, A ^a   Al Sharrah, T ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis subtilis; Halophilic; Hydrocarbon degrading bacteria; Mangroves; Polyaromatic hydrocarbons; Sulaibikhat embayment

Indexed keywords

HALOPHILIC; HYDROCARBON DEGRADING BACTERIA; MANGROVES; POLYAROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SUBTILIS; SULAIBIKHAT EMBAYMENT;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BACILLI; BACTERIOLOGY; DEGRADATION; HEAVY METALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOILS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS VELEZENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROBACTERIUM BARKERI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS BALEARICA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 79957849249     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320383.2011.560980     Document Type: Article

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