The potential of epiphytic hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria on legume leaves for attenuation of atmospheric hydrocarbon pollutants

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-120

  Ali, Nida ^a   Sorkhoh, Naser ^a   Salamah, Samar ^a   Eliyas, Mohamed ^a   Radwan, Samir ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pollution; Bacteria; Hydrocarbons; Phyllosphere; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIOREMEDIATION; CRUDE OIL; PLANTS (BOTANY); VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ATMOSPHERIC HYDROCARBONS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; MICROBACTERIUM; NON-LEGUMES; OIL-FREE; OIL-UTILIZING BACTERIA; PHYLLOSPHERES; PHYTOREMEDIATION; RHODOCOCCUS; SIMILAR NUMBERS;

BACTERIA;

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; ESSENTIAL OIL; HYDROCARBON; NITROGEN; OCTADECANE; OIL; PETROLEUM; PHENANTHRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BACTERIUM; HYDROCARBON; LEAF; LEGUME; MICROCOSM; PHYLLOSPHERE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; SALT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BEAN; CELL COUNT; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIPHYTE; LEAF TISSUE; MICROBACTERIUM; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; PEA; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT LEAF; RHODOCOCCUS; SUNFLOWER; TOMATO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITROBACTER FREUNDII; HELIANTHUS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MICROBACTERIUM; PISUM SATIVUM; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 80053172914     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.08.014     Document Type: Article

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