Oil-bioremediation potential of two hydrocarbonoclastic, diazotrophic Marinobacter strains from hypersaline areas along the Arabian Gulf coasts

Extremophiles

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 463-470

  Al Mailem, D M ^a   Eliyas, M ^a   Radwan, S S ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Crude oil; Diazotrophy; Hydrocarbons; Hypersaline environments; Marinobacter

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MARINOBACTER; MARINOBACTER FLAVIMARIS;

EID: 84876687401     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-013-0530-z     Document Type: Article

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