Abundance and Diversity of n-Alkane-Degrading Bacteria in a Forest Soil Co-Contaminated with Hydrocarbons and Metals: A Molecular Study on alkB Homologous Genes

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 959-972

  Pérez de Mora, Alfredo ^a   Engel, Marion ^a   Schloter, Michael ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; ALKANE 1 MONOOXYGENASE; BACTERIAL DNA; HYDROCARBON; METAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; TREE;

ALKANE 1-MONOOXYGENASE; ALKANES; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HYDROCARBONS; METALS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TREES;

ACINETOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; NEGIBACTERIA; NOCARDIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 80255123474     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-011-9858-z     Document Type: Article

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