Biodegradation of phenanthrene by indigenous microorganisms in soils from Livingstone Island, Antarctica

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 329, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-77

  Okere, Uchechukwu V ^a   Cabrerizo, Ana ^b   Dachs, Jordi ^b   Jones, Kevin C ^a   Semple, Kirk T ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Livingstone Island; Microbial degradation; Phenanthrene; Soil; Sub Antarctica

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ANTARCTICA; LETTER; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MINERALIZATION; NATIVE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL MICROFLORA; TEMPERATURE;

ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL LOAD; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; ISOTOPE LABELING; PHENANTHRENES; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84857781383     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2012.02501.x     Document Type: Letter

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