The Paleobiosphere: A novel device for the in vivo testing of hydrocarbon producing-utilizing microorganisms

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 539-552

  Strobel, Gary ^a   Booth, Eric ^a   Schaible, George ^a   Mends, Morgan Tess ^a   Sears, Joe ^b   Geary, Brad ^c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RJ LEE GROUP   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bentonite shale; Carbotraps; Cineole; Cyclohexanes; Endophytic fungi; Mycodiesel

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CYCLOHEXANE; FUNGI; HYDROCARBONS; INSTRUMENT TESTING; MICROORGANISMS; NAPHTHALENE; PROPIONIC ACID;

BENZENE DERIVATIVES; CARBOTRAPS; CINEOLE; ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI; EXPERIMENTAL TESTING; MYCODIESEL; SHORT TIME FRAMES; SIGNATURE COMPOUNDS;

SHALE;

ANNULOHYPOXYLON; CITRUS AURANTIIFOLIA; FUNGI;

EID: 84874806589     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-012-1123-0     Document Type: Article

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