Low-temperature biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons (n-alkanes, phenol, anthracene, pyrene) by four actinobacterial strains

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 84, Issue , 2013, Pages 185-191

  Margesin, Rosa ^a   Moertelmaier, Christoph ^a   Mair, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Arthrobacter; Cold adapted; Hydrocarbons; Pimelobacter; Rhodococcus

Indexed keywords

ARTHROBACTER; COLD-ADAPTED; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; PIMELOBACTER; POLYAROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS;

ANTHRACENE; HYDROCARBONS; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; PARAFFINS; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; PHENOLS; PYRENE; TEMPERATURE;

BIODEGRADATION;

ALCOHOL; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; PETROLEUM; POLLUTION EFFECT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTEWATER;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER SULFUREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PIMELOBACTER; PIMELOBACTER SIMPLEX; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS;

EID: 84880328645     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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