Isolation and characterization of halophilic aromatic and chloroaromatic degrader from Wadi El-Natrun Soda lakes

Life Science Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1565-1570

  Hassan, Hamdy A ^a   Rizk, Nashwa M H ^a   Hefnawy, M A ^a   Awad, Ahmad M ^a  

^a MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Alcanivorax; Alkalophiles; BTEX degradation; Halophiles; Soda lakes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874902530     PISSN: 10978135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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