Use of functional gene arrays for elucidating in situ biodegradation

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue SEP, 2012, Pages

  Van Nostrand, Joy D ^a   He, Zhili ^a   Zhou, Jizhong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Bioremediation; Functional gene microarray; Geochip; Microbial communities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875838108     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00339     Document Type: Review

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