Evaluation of the coal-degrading ability of Rhizobium and Chelatococcus strains isolated from the formation water of an Indian coal bed

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1101-1108

  Singh, Durgesh Narain ^a   Tripathi, Anil Kumar ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene sequence; Chelatococcus; Coal bed; Coal solubilization; Rep PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; COAL; RNA 16S; WATER;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CARBON UTILIZATION; CHELATOCOCCUS; CHELATOCOCCUS DAEGUENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY RESOURCE; GENE CLUSTER; GENUS; INDIAN; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORGANISMS BY CARBON SOURCE; RHIZOBIUM; RNA FINGERPRINTING; RNA SEQUENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 82555183500     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1106.06005     Document Type: Article

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