Microbial community dynamics and biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in polluted marine sediments in Hong Kong

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 63, Issue 5-12, 2011, Pages 424-430

  Wang, Y F ^a   Tam, N F Y ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; DGGE; EL FAME; Microbial community; PAH degradation

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND LEVEL; BACTERIAL COUNT; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DGGE; DIVERSITY INDEX; EL-FAME; ESTER-LINKED FATTY ACIDS; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HONG-KONG; MARINE SEDIMENTS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; BIODIVERSITY; DEGRADATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; PYRENE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

FATTY ACID ESTER; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKER; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ELECTROKINESIS; FATTY ACID; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PAH; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOREMEDIATION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HONG KONG; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HONG KONG; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 79960379901     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.04.046     Document Type: Article

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