Distribution of alkane-degrading bacterial communities in soils from King George Island, Maritime Antarctic

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 51, Issue , 2012, Pages 37-44

  Jurelevicius, Diogo ^a   Cotta, Simone Raposo ^a   Peixoto, Raquel ^a   Rosado, Alexandre Soares ^a   Seldin, Lucy ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alkane monooxygenase; Alkane degrading bacteria; Bioremediation; Maritime Antarctic

Indexed keywords

AEROMICROBIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; POSIBACTERIA; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 84859799112     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.03.006     Document Type: Article

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