Evaluation of heavy metals toxicity on two microbial strains isolated from soil: Azotobacter sp. and pichia sp

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 165-168

  Pavel, Vasile Lucian ^a   Diaconu, Mariana ^a   Bulgariu, Dumitru ^b   Statescu, Florian ^a   Gavrilescu, Maria ^a  

^a GHEORGHE ASACHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^b ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Microorganisms; Soil; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AZOTOBACTER; PICHIA; PICHIA SP.;

EID: 84858645095     PISSN: 15829596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30638/eemj.2012.021     Document Type: Article

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